How to see it
HIP 45978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45978: right ascension 9h 22m 35s, declination +52° 55′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 45978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45978, HD 80565, Gaia DR3 1019880086546129920. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1019880086546129920
- HIP
- 45978
- HD
- 80565
- gaia_dr3
- 1019880086546129920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1019880086546129920
- HD 80565
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68