Its story

HIP 46998 has a visual magnitude of about 9.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 46998: right ascension 9h 34m 44s, declination +43° 23′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 46998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46998, HD 82669, Gaia DR3 814916928557076992. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.