How to see it
HIP 46501 has a visual magnitude of about 8.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46501: right ascension 9h 29m 1s, declination +19° 17′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 46501. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46501, HD 81899, Gaia DR3 634098255638793600. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 634098255638793600
- HIP
- 46501
- HD
- 81899
- gaia_dr3
- 634098255638793600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 634098255638793600
- HD 81899
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22