How to see it
HIP 53986 has a visual magnitude of about 8.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 53986: right ascension 11h 2m 38s, declination +36° 20′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 53986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53986, HD 95618, Gaia DR3 762874878549725184. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 762874878549725184
- HIP
- 53986
- HD
- 95618
- gaia_dr3
- 762874878549725184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 762874878549725184
- HD 95618
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.12