How to see it
HIP 48902 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 48902: right ascension 9h 58m 32s, declination −7° 11′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 48902. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48902, HD 86446, Gaia DR3 3773254633553341952. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3773254633553341952
- HIP
- 48902
- HD
- 86446
- gaia_dr3
- 3773254633553341952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3773254633553341952
- HD 86446
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.49