How to see it
HIP 48478 has a visual magnitude of about 8.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48478: right ascension 9h 53m 14s, declination −52° 4′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 48478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48478, HD 85867, Gaia DR3 5404835228120927232. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5404835228120927232
- HIP
- 48478
- HD
- 85867
- gaia_dr3
- 5404835228120927232
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5404835228120927232
- HD 85867
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.51