Its story

HIP 46249 has a visual magnitude of about 8.75: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46249: right ascension 9h 25m 45s, declination +20° 22′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 46249. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46249, HD 81388, Gaia DR3 637413420635176960. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.