How to see it
HIP 46955 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 46955: right ascension 9h 34m 16s, declination +39° 9′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 46955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46955, HD 82623, Gaia DR3 812916332790509568. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 812916332790509568
- HIP
- 46955
- HD
- 82623
- gaia_dr3
- 812916332790509568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 812916332790509568
- HD 82623
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.15