How to see it
HIP 45955 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45955: right ascension 9h 22m 21s, declination −39° 22′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 45955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45955, HD 81074, Gaia DR3 5429618254543828224. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5429618254543828224
- HIP
- 45955
- HD
- 81074
- gaia_dr3
- 5429618254543828224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92