How to see it
HIP 45402 has a visual magnitude of about 8.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45402: right ascension 9h 15m 9s, declination +55° 26′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 45402. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45402, HD 79246, Gaia DR3 1024131485693975424. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1024131485693975424
- HIP
- 45402
- HD
- 79246
- gaia_dr3
- 1024131485693975424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1024131485693975424
- HD 79246
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.74