How to see it
HIP 48638 has a visual magnitude of about 6.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48638: right ascension 9h 55m 3s, declination +61° 6′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 48638. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48638, HD 85583, Gaia DR3 1051062098871095808. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1051062098871095808
- HIP
- 48638
- HD
- 85583
- gaia_dr3
- 1051062098871095808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1051062098871095808
- HD 85583
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.03