How to see it
HIP 48458 has a visual magnitude of about 6.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48458: right ascension 9h 52m 49s, declination −71° 27′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 48458. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48458, HD 86089, Gaia DR3 5242292053343676032. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5242292053343676032
- HIP
- 48458
- HD
- 86089
- gaia_dr3
- 5242292053343676032
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94