How to see it
HIP 46474 has a visual magnitude of about 7.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46474: right ascension 9h 28m 42s, declination −10° 16′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 46474. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46474, HD 81956, Gaia DR3 5741017711514699776. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5741017711514699776
- HIP
- 46474
- HD
- 81956
- gaia_dr3
- 5741017711514699776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5741017711514699776
- HD 81956
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.74