How to see it
HIP 44617 has a visual magnitude of about 8.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44617: right ascension 9h 5m 30s, declination −55° 28′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 44617. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44617, HD 78359, Gaia DR3 5304935560123948032. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5304935560123948032
- HIP
- 44617
- HD
- 78359
- gaia_dr3
- 5304935560123948032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5304935560123948032
- HD 78359
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.24