How to see it
HIP 48872 has a visual magnitude of about 7.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48872: right ascension 9h 58m 4s, declination +62° 7′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 48872. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48872, HD 86025, Gaia DR3 1051452837814834432. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1051452837814834432
- HIP
- 48872
- HD
- 86025
- gaia_dr3
- 1051452837814834432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1051452837814834432
- HD 86025
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.38