How to see it
HIP 44878 has a visual magnitude of about 8.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44878: right ascension 9h 8m 39s, declination +7° 37′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 44878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44878, Gaia DR3 584055113476255744. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 584055113476255744
- HIP
- 44878
- gaia_dr3
- 584055113476255744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 584055113476255744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.97