Its story

HIP 46039 has a visual magnitude of about 9.40: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46039: right ascension 9h 23m 23s, declination −49° 7′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 46039. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46039, HD 81348, Gaia DR3 5314101501356694528. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.