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HIP 48868

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HIP 48868 has a visual magnitude of about 8.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48868: right ascension 9h 58m 1s, declination −52° 53′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 48868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48868, HD 86601, Gaia DR3 5404458851552265216. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 48868
Right ascension
9h 58m 01s
Declination
−52° 53′ 35″
Magnitude
8.01
Distance
≈ 2,041 ly
Data: gaia-dr3