How to see it
HIP 45870 has a visual magnitude of about 7.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45870: right ascension 9h 21m 12s, declination +34° 56′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 45870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45870, HD 80509, Gaia DR3 702505745951768448. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 702505745951768448
- HIP
- 45870
- HD
- 80509
- gaia_dr3
- 702505745951768448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 702505745951768448
- HD 80509
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.33