How to see it
HIP 44904 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44904: right ascension 9h 8m 53s, declination −53° 35′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 44904. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44904, HD 78949, Gaia DR3 5311347671421449088. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5311347671421449088
- HIP
- 44904
- HD
- 78949
- gaia_dr3
- 5311347671421449088
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.76