How to see it
HIP 48240 has a visual magnitude of about 7.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48240: right ascension 9h 50m 4s, declination −29° 54′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 48240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48240, HD 85278, Gaia DR3 5464325266789224448. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5464325266789224448
- HIP
- 48240
- HD
- 85278
- gaia_dr3
- 5464325266789224448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5464325266789224448
- HD 85278
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.87