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), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
46 Cap. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 107382, HD 206834, Gaia DR3 2666164484444176256.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2666164484444176256
- HIP
- 107382
- HD
- 206834
- gaia_dr3
- 2666164484444176256
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 46 Cap
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.80