How to see it
HIP 48971 has a visual magnitude of about 9.07: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48971: right ascension 9h 59m 23s, declination +2° 57′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 48971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48971, HD 86563, Gaia DR3 3836456039386307584. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3836456039386307584
- HIP
- 48971
- HD
- 86563
- gaia_dr3
- 3836456039386307584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3836456039386307584
- HD 86563
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.07