How to see it
HIP 45399 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45399: right ascension 9h 15m 6s, declination −43° 25′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 45399. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45399, HD 79860, Gaia DR3 5427036047191780352. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5427036047191780352
- HIP
- 45399
- HD
- 79860
- gaia_dr3
- 5427036047191780352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5427036047191780352
- HD 79860
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39