Its story

HIP 46132 has a visual magnitude of about 8.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46132: right ascension 9h 24m 27s, declination −48° 39′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 46132. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46132, HD 81517, Gaia DR3 5314210627880109056. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.