How to see it
HIP 54979 has a visual magnitude of about 9.72: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54979: right ascension 11h 15m 28s, declination +42° 12′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 54979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54979, Gaia DR3 783647539416561280. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 783647539416561280
- HIP
- 54979
- gaia_dr3
- 783647539416561280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 783647539416561280
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.72