How to see it
HIP 18946 has a visual magnitude of about 9.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18946: right ascension 4h 3m 39s, declination +19° 27′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 18946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18946, Gaia DR3 50327297200978176. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 50327297200978176
- HIP
- 18946
- gaia_dr3
- 50327297200978176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 50327297200978176
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.78