How to see it
HIP 48042 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48042: right ascension 9h 47m 37s, declination −33° 14′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 48042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48042, HD 84900, Gaia DR3 5438948985099203328. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5438948985099203328
- HIP
- 48042
- HD
- 84900
- gaia_dr3
- 5438948985099203328
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38