How to see it
HIP 45044 has a visual magnitude of about 7.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45044: right ascension 9h 10m 29s, declination −26° 17′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 45044. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45044, HD 78985, Gaia DR3 5649893967378142208. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5649893967378142208
- HIP
- 45044
- HD
- 78985
- gaia_dr3
- 5649893967378142208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5649893967378142208
- HD 78985
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.45