How to see it
HIP 48855 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 48855: right ascension 9h 57m 53s, declination +13° 36′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48855. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48855, Gaia DR3 615199330089473024. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 615199330089473024
- HIP
- 48855
- gaia_dr3
- 615199330089473024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 615199330089473024
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.89