How to see it
HIP 48298 has a visual magnitude of about 6.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48298: right ascension 9h 50m 49s, declination +11° 50′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48298. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48298, HD 85259, Gaia DR3 613187739206026752. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 613187739206026752
- HIP
- 48298
- HD
- 85259
- gaia_dr3
- 613187739206026752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 613187739206026752
- HD 85259
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.86