How to see it
HIP 48278 has a visual magnitude of about 7.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48278: right ascension 9h 50m 31s, declination −36° 15′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 48278. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48278, HD 85387, Gaia DR3 5434829385608253440. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5434829385608253440
- HIP
- 48278
- HD
- 85387
- gaia_dr3
- 5434829385608253440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5434829385608253440
- HD 85387
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.65