How to see it
HIP 46864 has a visual magnitude of about 8.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46864: right ascension 9h 32m 58s, declination +14° 24′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 46864. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46864, Gaia DR3 618305111135265024. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 618305111135265024
- HIP
- 46864
- gaia_dr3
- 618305111135265024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 618305111135265024
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.85