How to see it
HIP 48898 has a visual magnitude of about 7.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48898: right ascension 9h 58m 30s, declination +29° 32′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48898. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48898, HD 86338, Gaia DR3 743956131726312704. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 743956131726312704
- HIP
- 48898
- HD
- 86338
- gaia_dr3
- 743956131726312704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 743956131726312704
- HD 86338
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.75