How to see it
HIP 44870 has a visual magnitude of about 7.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44870: right ascension 9h 8m 34s, declination +16° 42′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 44870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44870, HD 78419, Gaia DR3 610968448000722432. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 610968448000722432
- HIP
- 44870
- HD
- 78419
- gaia_dr3
- 610968448000722432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 610968448000722432
- HD 78419
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.30