How to see it
HIP 46442 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46442: right ascension 9h 28m 20s, declination −8° 5′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 46442. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46442, HD 81901, Gaia DR3 5744918778770021376. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5744918778770021376
- HIP
- 46442
- HD
- 81901
- gaia_dr3
- 5744918778770021376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5744918778770021376
- HD 81901
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26