How to see it
HIP 48887 has a visual magnitude of about 7.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48887: right ascension 9h 58m 15s, declination +51° 34′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 48887. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48887, HD 86165, Gaia DR3 827379652339108736. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 827379652339108736
- HIP
- 48887
- HD
- 86165
- gaia_dr3
- 827379652339108736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 827379652339108736
- HD 86165
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.78