How to see it
HIP 46971 has a visual magnitude of about 6.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46971: right ascension 9h 34m 24s, declination +71° 5′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 46971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46971, HD 82171, Gaia DR3 1119396059342450048. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1119396059342450048
- HIP
- 46971
- HD
- 82171
- gaia_dr3
- 1119396059342450048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1119396059342450048
- HD 82171
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.98