How to see it
HIP 45968 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45968: right ascension 9h 22m 29s, declination −17° 53′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 45968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45968, HD 80971, Gaia DR3 5681733659453061888. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5681733659453061888
- HIP
- 45968
- HD
- 80971
- gaia_dr3
- 5681733659453061888
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87