How to see it
HIP 48598 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48598: right ascension 9h 54m 39s, declination −43° 19′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 48598. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48598, HD 86005, Gaia DR3 5418198280107921408. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5418198280107921408
- HIP
- 48598
- HD
- 86005
- gaia_dr3
- 5418198280107921408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5418198280107921408
- HD 86005
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74