How to see it
HIP 46866 has a visual magnitude of about 8.70: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46866: right ascension 9h 32m 60s, declination +16° 29′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 46866. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46866, Gaia DR3 619203893171752832. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 619203893171752832
- HIP
- 46866
- gaia_dr3
- 619203893171752832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 619203893171752832
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.70