How to see it
HIP 46566 has a visual magnitude of about 6.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46566: right ascension 9h 29m 47s, declination +55° 44′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 46566. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46566, HD 81790, Gaia DR3 1024889873839069824. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1024889873839069824
- HIP
- 46566
- HD
- 81790
- gaia_dr3
- 1024889873839069824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1024889873839069824
- HD 81790
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.42