How to see it
HIP 48246 has a visual magnitude of about 8.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48246: right ascension 9h 50m 10s, declination +9° 40′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48246, HD 85143, Gaia DR3 3879058026154215424. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3879058026154215424
- HIP
- 48246
- HD
- 85143
- gaia_dr3
- 3879058026154215424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3879058026154215424
- HD 85143
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13