How to see it
HIP 45490 has a visual magnitude of about 8.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45490: right ascension 9h 16m 9s, declination +26° 28′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 45490. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45490, HD 79678, Gaia DR3 694759480375087104. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 694759480375087104
- HIP
- 45490
- HD
- 79678
- gaia_dr3
- 694759480375087104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 694759480375087104
- HD 79678
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.44