How to see it
HIP 46951 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46951: right ascension 9h 34m 13s, declination −5° 36′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 46951. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46951, HD 82803, Gaia DR3 3823995102310637568. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3823995102310637568
- HIP
- 46951
- HD
- 82803
- gaia_dr3
- 3823995102310637568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3823995102310637568
- HD 82803
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.79