How to see it
HIP 44988 has a visual magnitude of about 7.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44988: right ascension 9h 9m 49s, declination +40° 9′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 44988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44988, HD 78477, Gaia DR3 815476511256247552. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 815476511256247552
- HIP
- 44988
- HD
- 78477
- gaia_dr3
- 815476511256247552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 815476511256247552
- HD 78477
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64