How to see it
HIP 44462 has a visual magnitude of about 8.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44462: right ascension 9h 3m 30s, declination −47° 24′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 44462. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44462, HD 77904, Gaia DR3 5327147344251612160. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5327147344251612160
- HIP
- 44462
- HD
- 77904
- gaia_dr3
- 5327147344251612160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5327147344251612160
- HD 77904
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.08