How to see it

HIP 53973 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 53973: right ascension 11h 2m 30s, declination +46° 12′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

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Catalog context

HIP 53973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53973, Gaia DR3 783193269319119616. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 783193269319119616

HIP

53973

gaia_dr3

783193269319119616

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 783193269319119616

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.35