How to see it
HIP 48868 has a visual magnitude of about 8.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48868: right ascension 9h 58m 1s, declination −52° 53′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 48868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48868, HD 86601, Gaia DR3 5404458851552265216. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5404458851552265216
- HIP
- 48868
- HD
- 86601
- gaia_dr3
- 5404458851552265216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5404458851552265216
- HD 86601
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.01