How to see it
HIP 48901 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 48901: right ascension 9h 58m 31s, declination −13° 56′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 48901. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48901, HD 86481, Gaia DR3 5687528223170085888. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5687528223170085888
- HIP
- 48901
- HD
- 86481
- gaia_dr3
- 5687528223170085888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5687528223170085888
- HD 86481
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63