How to see it
HIP 48709 has a visual magnitude of about 7.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48709: right ascension 9h 56m 6s, declination +25° 59′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48709. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48709, HD 85976, Gaia DR3 643875113032979712. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 643875113032979712
- HIP
- 48709
- HD
- 85976
- gaia_dr3
- 643875113032979712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 643875113032979712
- HD 85976
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.41