How to see it
HIP 46493 has a visual magnitude of about 9.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46493: right ascension 9h 28m 57s, declination +38° 3′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 46493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46493, Gaia DR3 811272081870655744. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 811272081870655744
- HIP
- 46493
- gaia_dr3
- 811272081870655744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 811272081870655744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.92