How to see it
HIP 44974 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44974: right ascension 9h 9m 41s, declination −13° 51′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 44974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44974, HD 78780, Gaia DR3 5732610502011513856. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5732610502011513856
- HIP
- 44974
- HD
- 78780
- gaia_dr3
- 5732610502011513856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5732610502011513856
- HD 78780
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89