How to see it
HIP 48596 has a visual magnitude of about 8.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48596: right ascension 9h 54m 37s, declination +28° 41′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48596, HD 85745, Gaia DR3 743438158670456576. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 743438158670456576
- HIP
- 48596
- HD
- 85745
- gaia_dr3
- 743438158670456576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 743438158670456576
- HD 85745
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.23