How to see it
HIP 46855 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46855: right ascension 9h 32m 55s, declination −14° 0′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 46855. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46855, HD 82661, Gaia DR3 5689808747725079424. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5689808747725079424
- HIP
- 46855
- HD
- 82661
- gaia_dr3
- 5689808747725079424
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88