How to see it
HIP 46259 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46259: right ascension 9h 25m 57s, declination −17° 56′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 46259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46259, HD 81568, Gaia DR3 5681547945067050880. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5681547945067050880
- HIP
- 46259
- HD
- 81568
- gaia_dr3
- 5681547945067050880
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70