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Catalog/Vela/HIP 48478

HIP 48478

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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.

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).

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.

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FactsHIP 48478
Right ascension
9h 53m 14s
Declination
−52° 04′ 28″
Magnitude
8.51
Distance
≈ 1,516 ly
Data: gaia-dr3