How to see it
HIP 48986 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48986: right ascension 9h 59m 40s, declination +47° 56′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 48986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48986, HD 86414, Gaia DR3 823247034807576576. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 823247034807576576
- HIP
- 48986
- HD
- 86414
- gaia_dr3
- 823247034807576576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 823247034807576576
- HD 86414
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34