How to see it
HIP 48700 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48700: right ascension 9h 55m 56s, declination +17° 32′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48700. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48700, HD 85988, Gaia DR3 626081922518653952. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 626081922518653952
- HIP
- 48700
- HD
- 85988
- gaia_dr3
- 626081922518653952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 626081922518653952
- HD 85988
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34