How to see it
HIP 48851 has a visual magnitude of about 6.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48851: right ascension 9h 57m 50s, declination +35° 7′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48851. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48851, HD 86202, Gaia DR3 795372525258710784. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 795372525258710784
- HIP
- 48851
- HD
- 86202
- gaia_dr3
- 795372525258710784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 795372525258710784
- HD 86202
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.47