How to see it
HIP 48616 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48616: right ascension 9h 54m 52s, declination +44° 41′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48616. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48616, HD 85717, Gaia DR3 820430567053631616. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 820430567053631616
- HIP
- 48616
- HD
- 85717
- gaia_dr3
- 820430567053631616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 820430567053631616
- HD 85717
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32