How to see it
HIP 46588 has a visual magnitude of about 8.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46588: right ascension 9h 30m 2s, declination +33° 18′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 46588. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46588, HD 81976, Gaia DR3 701332910642015616. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 701332910642015616
- HIP
- 46588
- HD
- 81976
- gaia_dr3
- 701332910642015616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 701332910642015616
- HD 81976
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13