How to see it
HIP 45406 has a visual magnitude of about 7.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45406: right ascension 9h 15m 9s, declination +23° 22′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 45406. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45406, HD 79498, Gaia DR3 686996756484129664. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 686996756484129664
- HIP
- 45406
- HD
- 79498
- gaia_dr3
- 686996756484129664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 686996756484129664
- HD 79498
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.90