How to see it
HIP 48945 has a visual magnitude of about 7.61: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48945: right ascension 9h 59m 7s, declination +58° 45′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 48945. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48945, HD 86217, Gaia DR3 1046521287646325760. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1046521287646325760
- HIP
- 48945
- HD
- 86217
- gaia_dr3
- 1046521287646325760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1046521287646325760
- HD 86217
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.61