How to see it
HIP 45879 has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45879: right ascension 9h 21m 18s, declination +13° 6′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 45879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45879, HD 80654, Gaia DR3 594232609715397120. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 594232609715397120
- HIP
- 45879
- HD
- 80654
- gaia_dr3
- 594232609715397120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 594232609715397120
- HD 80654
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56