How to see it
HIP 46490 has a visual magnitude of about 7.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46490: right ascension 9h 28m 55s, declination +26° 12′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 46490. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46490, HD 81855, Gaia DR3 694127123749283200. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 694127123749283200
- HIP
- 46490
- HD
- 81855
- gaia_dr3
- 694127123749283200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 694127123749283200
- HD 81855
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64