How to see it
HIP 46163 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46163: right ascension 9h 24m 53s, declination −6° 0′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 46163. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46163, HD 81344, Gaia DR3 5746252658173198720. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5746252658173198720
- HIP
- 46163
- HD
- 81344
- gaia_dr3
- 5746252658173198720
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91