How to see it
HIP 48729 has a visual magnitude of about 6.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48729: right ascension 9h 56m 22s, declination −47° 45′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 48729. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48729, HD 86332, Gaia DR3 5408142112404052480. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5408142112404052480
- HIP
- 48729
- HD
- 86332
- gaia_dr3
- 5408142112404052480
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.86