How to see it
HIP 46143 has a visual magnitude of about 6.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46143: right ascension 9h 24m 37s, declination −70° 4′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 46143. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46143, HD 81896, Gaia DR3 5219618302511738240. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5219618302511738240
- HIP
- 46143
- HD
- 81896
- gaia_dr3
- 5219618302511738240
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.04