Its story

HIP 46188 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46188: right ascension 9h 25m 1s, declination −45° 22′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 46188. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46188, HD 81576, Gaia DR3 5422874193824776832. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.