How to see it
HIP 53974 has a visual magnitude of about 7.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 53974: right ascension 11h 2m 31s, declination +55° 1′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 53974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53974, HD 95547, Gaia DR3 855717880917133568. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 855717880917133568
- HIP
- 53974
- HD
- 95547
- gaia_dr3
- 855717880917133568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 855717880917133568
- HD 95547
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.40