How to see it
HIP 48847 has a visual magnitude of about 7.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48847: right ascension 9h 57m 49s, declination −1° 56′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 48847. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48847, HD 86342, Gaia DR3 3832601873174069248. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3832601873174069248
- HIP
- 48847
- HD
- 86342
- gaia_dr3
- 3832601873174069248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3832601873174069248
- HD 86342
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.50