How to see it
HIP 44538 has a visual magnitude of about 6.52: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44538: right ascension 9h 4m 29s, declination −32° 26′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 44538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44538, HD 77938, Gaia DR3 5628256124001138944. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5628256124001138944
- HIP
- 44538
- HD
- 77938
- gaia_dr3
- 5628256124001138944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.52