How to see it
HIP 48861 has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48861: right ascension 9h 57m 57s, declination +45° 24′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48861, HD 86166, Gaia DR3 820479250506389632. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 820479250506389632
- HIP
- 48861
- HD
- 86166
- gaia_dr3
- 820479250506389632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 820479250506389632
- HD 86166
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06