How to see it
HIP 48961 has a visual magnitude of about 7.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48961: right ascension 9h 59m 15s, declination +27° 31′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48961, HD 86460, Gaia DR3 740110521088884096. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 740110521088884096
- HIP
- 48961
- HD
- 86460
- gaia_dr3
- 740110521088884096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 740110521088884096
- HD 86460
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64