How to see it
HIP 46909 has a visual magnitude of about 10.27: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46909: right ascension 9h 33m 38s, declination −17° 28′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 46909. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46909, Gaia DR3 5679005874183650304. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5679005874183650304
- HIP
- 46909
- gaia_dr3
- 5679005874183650304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5679005874183650304
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.27