How to see it
HIP 48426 has a visual magnitude of about 8.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48426: right ascension 9h 52m 20s, declination −67° 35′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 48426. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48426, HD 85943, Gaia DR3 5244145275890576384. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5244145275890576384
- HIP
- 48426
- HD
- 85943
- gaia_dr3
- 5244145275890576384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5244145275890576384
- HD 85943
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.49