How to see it
HIP 48406 has a visual magnitude of about 9.29: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48406: right ascension 9h 52m 9s, declination +16° 27′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 48406. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48406, HD 85442, Gaia DR3 619871365448943872. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 619871365448943872
- HIP
- 48406
- HD
- 85442
- gaia_dr3
- 619871365448943872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 619871365448943872
- HD 85442
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.29