How to see it
HIP 46948 has a visual magnitude of about 9.00: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46948: right ascension 9h 34m 7s, declination −21° 4′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 46948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46948, HD 82846, Gaia DR3 5676906592952467456. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5676906592952467456
- HIP
- 46948
- HD
- 82846
- gaia_dr3
- 5676906592952467456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5676906592952467456
- HD 82846
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.00