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HIP 48942

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HIP 48942 has a visual magnitude of about 6.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48942: right ascension 9h 59m 6s, declination −63° 20′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 48942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48942, HD 86868, Gaia DR3 5255705167507336960. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 48942
Right ascension
9h 59m 06s
Declination
−63° 20′ 44″
Magnitude
6.43
Distance
≈ 530 ly
Data: gaia-dr3