How to see it
HIP 48185 has a visual magnitude of about 7.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48185: right ascension 9h 49m 20s, declination −50° 39′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 48185. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48185, HD 85297, Gaia DR3 5405908042225319936. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5405908042225319936
- HIP
- 48185
- HD
- 85297
- gaia_dr3
- 5405908042225319936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5405908042225319936
- HD 85297
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.89