How to see it
HIP 46504 has a visual magnitude of about 6.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46504: right ascension 9h 29m 2s, declination −1° 15′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 46504. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46504, HD 81980, Gaia DR3 3839689084608000384. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3839689084608000384
- HIP
- 46504
- HD
- 81980
- gaia_dr3
- 3839689084608000384
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.24