How to see it
48Sig Ori has a visual magnitude of about 3.79: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 48Sig Ori: right ascension 5h 38m 45s, declination −2° 36′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
48Sig Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26549, HD 37468, Gaia DR3 3216486443742786048. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3216486443742786048
- HIP
- 26549
- HD
- 37468
- gaia_dr3
- 3216486443742786048
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 48Sig Ori
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3216486443742786048
- HD 37468
- HIP 26549
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.79