How to see it
HIP 48649 has a visual magnitude of about 6.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48649: right ascension 9h 55m 14s, declination −11° 2′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 48649. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48649, HD 85961, Gaia DR3 3769644077885898880. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3769644077885898880
- HIP
- 48649
- HD
- 85961
- gaia_dr3
- 3769644077885898880
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90