How to see it
46The Lib has a visual magnitude of about 3.84: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 46The Lib: right ascension 15h 53m 50s, declination −16° 43′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
46The Lib. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77853, HD 142198, Gaia DR3 6260822966106824576. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6260822966106824576
- HIP
- 77853
- HD
- 142198
- gaia_dr3
- 6260822966106824576
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 46The Lib
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.84