How to see it
HIP 46248 has a visual magnitude of about 7.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46248: right ascension 9h 25m 45s, declination +32° 45′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 46248. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46248, HD 81299, Gaia DR3 701211586405991552. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 701211586405991552
- HIP
- 46248
- HD
- 81299
- gaia_dr3
- 701211586405991552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 701211586405991552
- HD 81299
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.16