Star profile

HIP 48982

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is HIP 48982

It shines in Leo with the quiet gold of a G-type star, a chromatic sibling of the Sun in one of the most recognisable zodiacal constellations of the northern sky. The light brushing the observer now set out about 343 years ago: it was already travelling when Newton published the Principia and classical mechanics began to order the world. Within the lion s outline, this star sits away from the bright head, in a discreet area of the body.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 48982 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for HIP 48982

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 5.75
Distance: 343.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 149.901° · Dec 29.645°
Catalogue: HIP 48982 · HD 86513

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Other stars in Leo

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