How to see it
HIP 48173 has a visual magnitude of about 7.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48173: right ascension 9h 49m 9s, declination +36° 31′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48173. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48173, HD 84869, Gaia DR3 796531547953681280. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 796531547953681280
- HIP
- 48173
- HD
- 84869
- gaia_dr3
- 796531547953681280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 796531547953681280
- HD 84869
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.89