How to see it
HIP 46648 has a visual magnitude of about 6.61: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46648: right ascension 9h 30m 41s, declination −4° 3′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 46648. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46648, HD 82229, Gaia DR3 3825531051335149568. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3825531051335149568
- HIP
- 46648
- HD
- 82229
- gaia_dr3
- 3825531051335149568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3825531051335149568
- HD 82229
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.61