How to see it
HIP 46953 has a visual magnitude of about 8.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46953: right ascension 9h 34m 15s, declination −3° 9′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 46953. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46953, HD 82795, Gaia DR3 3825696356036260352. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3825696356036260352
- HIP
- 46953
- HD
- 82795
- gaia_dr3
- 3825696356036260352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3825696356036260352
- HD 82795
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.15