How to see it
HIP 44996 has a visual magnitude of about 6.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44996: right ascension 9h 9m 53s, declination −47° 28′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 44996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44996, HD 79039, Gaia DR3 5326909506141551360. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5326909506141551360
- HIP
- 44996
- HD
- 79039
- gaia_dr3
- 5326909506141551360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81