How to see it
HIP 45871 has a visual magnitude of about 9.99: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45871: right ascension 9h 21m 12s, declination +43° 1′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 45871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45871, HD 80440, Gaia DR3 817697078067049216. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 817697078067049216
- HIP
- 45871
- HD
- 80440
- gaia_dr3
- 817697078067049216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 817697078067049216
- HD 80440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.99