How to see it
HIP 48870 has a visual magnitude of about 9.14: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48870: right ascension 9h 58m 2s, declination +60° 16′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 48870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48870, HD 86042, Gaia DR3 1050216398334275072. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1050216398334275072
- HIP
- 48870
- HD
- 86042
- gaia_dr3
- 1050216398334275072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1050216398334275072
- HD 86042
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.14