How to see it
HIP 48742 has a visual magnitude of about 6.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48742: right ascension 9h 56m 31s, declination +32° 23′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48742, HD 86012, Gaia DR3 745324027270565760. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 745324027270565760
- HIP
- 48742
- HD
- 86012
- gaia_dr3
- 745324027270565760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 745324027270565760
- HD 86012
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.45