How to see it
46 Eri has a visual magnitude of about 5.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 46 Eri: right ascension 4h 33m 55s, declination −6° 44′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
46 Eri. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21278, HD 29009, Gaia DR3 3198616562292035072. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3198616562292035072
- HIP
- 21278
- HD
- 29009
- gaia_dr3
- 3198616562292035072
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 46 Eri
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3198616562292035072
- HD 29009
- HIP 21278
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.73