How to see it
HIP 46252 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46252: right ascension 9h 25m 46s, declination +39° 20′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 46252. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46252, HD 81245, Gaia DR3 811722434960278656. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 811722434960278656
- HIP
- 46252
- HD
- 81245
- gaia_dr3
- 811722434960278656
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 811722434960278656
- HD 81245
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45