How to see it
HIP 46008 has a visual magnitude of about 8.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46008: right ascension 9h 23m 0s, declination −62° 14′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 46008. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46008, HD 81453, Gaia DR3 5298650511129206784. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5298650511129206784
- HIP
- 46008
- HD
- 81453
- gaia_dr3
- 5298650511129206784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5298650511129206784
- HD 81453
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40