How to see it
HIP 48216 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48216: right ascension 9h 49m 49s, declination −53° 4′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 48216. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48216, HD 85391, Gaia DR3 5308608719237807104. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5308608719237807104
- HIP
- 48216
- HD
- 85391
- gaia_dr3
- 5308608719237807104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5308608719237807104
- HD 85391
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32