How to see it
HIP 46257 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 46257: right ascension 9h 25m 51s, declination −32° 11′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 46257. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46257, HD 81631, Gaia DR3 5630573864452175872. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5630573864452175872
- HIP
- 46257
- HD
- 81631
- gaia_dr3
- 5630573864452175872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5630573864452175872
- HD 81631
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.97