How to see it
HIP 44856 has a visual magnitude of about 8.69: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44856: right ascension 9h 8m 23s, declination +30° 18′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 44856. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44856, HD 78299, Gaia DR3 699438864423959424. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 699438864423959424
- HIP
- 44856
- HD
- 78299
- gaia_dr3
- 699438864423959424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 699438864423959424
- HD 78299
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.69