How to see it
HIP 44740 has a visual magnitude of about 8.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44740: right ascension 9h 7m 3s, declination +23° 19′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 44740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44740, HD 78089, Gaia DR3 687177179470542592. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 687177179470542592
- HIP
- 44740
- HD
- 78089
- gaia_dr3
- 687177179470542592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 687177179470542592
- HD 78089
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.38