How to see it
HIP 46238 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46238: right ascension 9h 25m 37s, declination −25° 20′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 46238. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46238, HD 81542, Gaia DR3 5662243059208801280. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5662243059208801280
- HIP
- 46238
- HD
- 81542
- gaia_dr3
- 5662243059208801280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5662243059208801280
- HD 81542
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78