How to see it
HIP 48555 has a visual magnitude of about 7.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48555: right ascension 9h 54m 8s, declination −18° 15′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 48555. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48555, HD 85835, Gaia DR3 5672056788897387520. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5672056788897387520
- HIP
- 48555
- HD
- 85835
- gaia_dr3
- 5672056788897387520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5672056788897387520
- HD 85835
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.75