How to see it
HIP 48048 has a visual magnitude of about 7.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48048: right ascension 9h 47m 41s, declination +29° 35′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48048. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48048, HD 84679, Gaia DR3 744509460953304832. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 744509460953304832
- HIP
- 48048
- HD
- 84679
- gaia_dr3
- 744509460953304832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 744509460953304832
- HD 84679
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.42