How to see it
HIP 44990 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44990: right ascension 9h 9m 49s, declination +59° 9′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 44990. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44990, HD 78249, Gaia DR3 1039214620563565056. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1039214620563565056
- HIP
- 44990
- HD
- 78249
- gaia_dr3
- 1039214620563565056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1039214620563565056
- HD 78249
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.82