How to see it
HIP 48687 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48687: right ascension 9h 55m 45s, declination −8° 50′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 48687. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48687, HD 86029, Gaia DR3 3771312999097864704. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3771312999097864704
- HIP
- 48687
- HD
- 86029
- gaia_dr3
- 3771312999097864704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3771312999097864704
- HD 86029
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63