How to see it
HIP 46243 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46243: right ascension 9h 25m 39s, declination +37° 53′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 46243. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46243, HD 81246, Gaia DR3 811303658470180992. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 811303658470180992
- HIP
- 46243
- HD
- 81246
- gaia_dr3
- 811303658470180992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 811303658470180992
- HD 81246
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.11