How to see it
HIP 46256 has a visual magnitude of about 9.43: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46256: right ascension 9h 25m 50s, declination +41° 12′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 46256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46256, Gaia DR3 814309963778873856. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 814309963778873856
- HIP
- 46256
- gaia_dr3
- 814309963778873856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 814309963778873856
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.43