How to see it
HIP 48917 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48917: right ascension 9h 58m 44s, declination +50° 7′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 48917. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48917, HD 86274, Gaia DR3 826668886791649408. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 826668886791649408
- HIP
- 48917
- HD
- 86274
- gaia_dr3
- 826668886791649408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 826668886791649408
- HD 86274
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69