How to see it

HIP 48987 has a visual magnitude of about 9.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48987: right ascension 9h 59m 41s, declination +44° 54′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

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Catalog context

HIP 48987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48987, Gaia DR3 808395450215244416. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 808395450215244416

HIP

48987

gaia_dr3

808395450215244416

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 808395450215244416

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.84