How to see it
HIP 48720 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48720: right ascension 9h 56m 14s, declination −53° 37′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 48720. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48720, HD 86353, Gaia DR3 5404409339168153856. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5404409339168153856
- HIP
- 48720
- HD
- 86353
- gaia_dr3
- 5404409339168153856
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78