How to see it
HIP 48991 has a visual magnitude of about 9.91: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48991: right ascension 9h 59m 43s, declination +44° 17′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 48991. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48991, Gaia DR3 808316079219361792. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 808316079219361792
- HIP
- 48991
- gaia_dr3
- 808316079219361792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 808316079219361792
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.91