How to see it
HIP 48204 has a visual magnitude of about 8.75: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48204: right ascension 9h 49m 39s, declination −42° 7′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 48204. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48204, HD 85279, Gaia DR3 5419273533759436800. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5419273533759436800
- HIP
- 48204
- HD
- 85279
- gaia_dr3
- 5419273533759436800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5419273533759436800
- HD 85279
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.75