How to see it
HIP 48973 has a visual magnitude of about 7.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48973: right ascension 9h 59m 23s, declination +23° 17′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48973, HD 86495, Gaia DR3 641961275605994240. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 641961275605994240
- HIP
- 48973
- HD
- 86495
- gaia_dr3
- 641961275605994240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 641961275605994240
- HD 86495
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.86