How to see it
HIP 46587 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46587: right ascension 9h 30m 2s, declination +42° 15′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 46587. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46587, HD 81939, Gaia DR3 814295906349971200. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 814295906349971200
- HIP
- 46587
- HD
- 81939
- gaia_dr3
- 814295906349971200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 814295906349971200
- HD 81939
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.55