How to see it
HIP 46969 has a visual magnitude of about 8.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46969: right ascension 9h 34m 23s, declination +14° 35′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 46969. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46969, Gaia DR3 617934094680684288. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 617934094680684288
- HIP
- 46969
- gaia_dr3
- 617934094680684288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 617934094680684288
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.97