How to see it
HIP 45401 has a visual magnitude of about 8.83: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45401: right ascension 9h 15m 8s, declination +44° 2′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 45401. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45401, HD 79371, Gaia DR3 817117120043108096. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 817117120043108096
- HIP
- 45401
- HD
- 79371
- gaia_dr3
- 817117120043108096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 817117120043108096
- HD 79371
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.83