How to see it
HIP 48251 has a visual magnitude of about 8.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48251: right ascension 9h 50m 12s, declination −58° 12′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 48251. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48251, HD 85496, Gaia DR3 5257846741278778368. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5257846741278778368
- HIP
- 48251
- HD
- 85496
- gaia_dr3
- 5257846741278778368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5257846741278778368
- HD 85496
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.09