How to see it
HIP 48989 has a visual magnitude of about 7.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48989: right ascension 9h 59m 42s, declination +5° 13′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 48989. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48989, HD 86610, Gaia DR3 3849305138426974208. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3849305138426974208
- HIP
- 48989
- HD
- 86610
- gaia_dr3
- 3849305138426974208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3849305138426974208
- HD 86610
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.58