How to see it
HIP 46497 has a visual magnitude of about 7.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46497: right ascension 9h 28m 59s, declination +47° 11′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 46497. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46497, HD 81740, Gaia DR3 825372871819896832. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 825372871819896832
- HIP
- 46497
- HD
- 81740
- gaia_dr3
- 825372871819896832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 825372871819896832
- HD 81740
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.90