How to see it
HIP 48300 has a visual magnitude of about 7.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48300: right ascension 9h 50m 50s, declination +14° 7′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48300. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48300, HD 85258, Gaia DR3 615980464381383040. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 615980464381383040
- HIP
- 48300
- HD
- 85258
- gaia_dr3
- 615980464381383040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 615980464381383040
- HD 85258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.88