How to see it
HIP 46973 has a visual magnitude of about 8.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46973: right ascension 9h 34m 26s, declination −13° 52′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 46973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46973, HD 82889, Gaia DR3 5689790124746846208. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5689790124746846208
- HIP
- 46973
- HD
- 82889
- gaia_dr3
- 5689790124746846208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5689790124746846208
- HD 82889
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.57