How to see it
HIP 46421 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46421: right ascension 9h 27m 57s, declination −53° 31′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 46421. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46421, HD 82101, Gaia DR3 5312081389271039360. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5312081389271039360
- HIP
- 46421
- HD
- 82101
- gaia_dr3
- 5312081389271039360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65