How to see it

HIP 48998 has a visual magnitude of about 9.19: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48998: right ascension 9h 59m 47s, declination +40° 15′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

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Catalog context

HIP 48998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48998, Gaia DR3 806344551792807296. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 806344551792807296

HIP

48998

gaia_dr3

806344551792807296

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 806344551792807296

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.19