How to see it
HIP 48980 has a visual magnitude of about 8.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48980: right ascension 9h 59m 35s, declination +22° 40′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48980, HD 86515, Gaia DR3 629893585734816384. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 629893585734816384
- HIP
- 48980
- HD
- 86515
- gaia_dr3
- 629893585734816384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 629893585734816384
- HD 86515
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.89