How to see it
HIP 44978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.13: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44978: right ascension 9h 9m 44s, declination +9° 45′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 44978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44978, HD 78636, Gaia DR3 591305160006338176. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 591305160006338176
- HIP
- 44978
- HD
- 78636
- gaia_dr3
- 591305160006338176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 591305160006338176
- HD 78636
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.13