How to see it
HIP 48740 has a visual magnitude of about 9.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48740: right ascension 9h 56m 30s, declination +31° 44′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48740, Gaia DR3 745219500651501184. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 745219500651501184
- HIP
- 48740
- gaia_dr3
- 745219500651501184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 745219500651501184
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.60