How to see it
HIP 48689 has a visual magnitude of about 7.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48689: right ascension 9h 55m 46s, declination +45° 10′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48689. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48689, HD 85842, Gaia DR3 820459223075348224. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 820459223075348224
- HIP
- 48689
- HD
- 85842
- gaia_dr3
- 820459223075348224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 820459223075348224
- HD 85842
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.91