How to see it
HIP 44161 has a visual magnitude of about 8.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44161: right ascension 8h 59m 39s, declination −31° 22′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 44161. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44161, HD 77138, Gaia DR3 5629265892294020096. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5629265892294020096
- HIP
- 44161
- HD
- 77138
- gaia_dr3
- 5629265892294020096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5629265892294020096
- HD 77138
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22