How to see it
HIP 48472 has a visual magnitude of about 7.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48472: right ascension 9h 53m 4s, declination +22° 7′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48472. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48472, HD 85557, Gaia DR3 640324858706073088. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 640324858706073088
- HIP
- 48472
- HD
- 85557
- gaia_dr3
- 640324858706073088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 640324858706073088
- HD 85557
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.20