How to see it
HIP 48871 has a visual magnitude of about 7.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48871: right ascension 9h 58m 2s, declination +48° 13′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 48871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48871, HD 86144, Gaia DR3 823455495340030592. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 823455495340030592
- HIP
- 48871
- HD
- 86144
- gaia_dr3
- 823455495340030592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 823455495340030592
- HD 86144
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.27