How to see it
HIP 46986 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46986: right ascension 9h 34m 35s, declination +17° 58′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 46986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46986, HD 82768, Gaia DR3 632877557213427584. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 632877557213427584
- HIP
- 46986
- HD
- 82768
- gaia_dr3
- 632877557213427584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 632877557213427584
- HD 82768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.71