How to see it
HIP 44956 has a visual magnitude of about 8.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44956: right ascension 9h 9m 31s, declination +13° 21′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 44956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44956, HD 78609, Gaia DR3 606081702929914112. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 606081702929914112
- HIP
- 44956
- HD
- 78609
- gaia_dr3
- 606081702929914112
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 606081702929914112
- HD 78609
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.36