How to see it

HIP 53987 has a visual magnitude of about 9.35: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 53987: right ascension 11h 2m 39s, declination +60° 40′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

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Catalog context

HIP 53987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53987, Gaia DR3 861566492503748480. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 861566492503748480

HIP

53987

gaia_dr3

861566492503748480

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 861566492503748480

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.35