How to see it
46 Cap has a visual magnitude of about 4.80: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 46 Cap: right ascension 21h 45m 0s, declination −9° 4′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquarius constellation (IAU figure Aqr).
Catalog context
46 Cap. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 107382, HD 206834, Gaia DR3 2666164484444176256. In the SkyKeepsake Aquarius (Aqr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2666164484444176256
- HIP
- 107382
- HD
- 206834
- gaia_dr3
- 2666164484444176256
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 46 Cap
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.80