How to see it
HIP 48043 has a visual magnitude of about 7.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48043: right ascension 9h 47m 37s, declination −78° 33′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 48043. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48043, HD 85704, Gaia DR3 5202200698295180288. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5202200698295180288
- HIP
- 48043
- HD
- 85704
- gaia_dr3
- 5202200698295180288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5202200698295180288
- HD 85704
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.86