How to see it
HIP 46918 has a visual magnitude of about 7.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46918: right ascension 9h 33m 47s, declination −49° 43′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 46918. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46918, HD 82986, Gaia DR3 5409197437415809024. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5409197437415809024
- HIP
- 46918
- HD
- 82986
- gaia_dr3
- 5409197437415809024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5409197437415809024
- HD 82986
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.28