How to see it
HIP 48462 has a visual magnitude of about 7.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48462: right ascension 9h 52m 51s, declination +22° 37′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48462. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48462, HD 85516, Gaia DR3 640542080972246144. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 640542080972246144
- HIP
- 48462
- HD
- 85516
- gaia_dr3
- 640542080972246144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 640542080972246144
- HD 85516
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.69