How to see it
HIP 45217 has a visual magnitude of about 8.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45217: right ascension 9h 12m 54s, declination +17° 28′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 45217. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45217, HD 79160, Gaia DR3 635046958079148416. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 635046958079148416
- HIP
- 45217
- HD
- 79160
- gaia_dr3
- 635046958079148416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 635046958079148416
- HD 79160
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.57