How to see it
HIP 46946 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46946: right ascension 9h 34m 4s, declination −15° 41′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 46946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46946, HD 82806, Gaia DR3 5688281182476588032. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5688281182476588032
- HIP
- 46946
- HD
- 82806
- gaia_dr3
- 5688281182476588032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5688281182476588032
- HD 82806
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46