How to see it
HIP 45948 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45948: right ascension 9h 22m 14s, declination +35° 34′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 45948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45948, HD 80698, Gaia DR3 702560721533117568. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 702560721533117568
- HIP
- 45948
- HD
- 80698
- gaia_dr3
- 702560721533117568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 702560721533117568
- HD 80698
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72