How to see it
HIP 48881 has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48881: right ascension 9h 58m 12s, declination +15° 13′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48881. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48881, HD 86359, Gaia DR3 616494524722260224. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 616494524722260224
- HIP
- 48881
- HD
- 86359
- gaia_dr3
- 616494524722260224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 616494524722260224
- HD 86359
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.22