How to see it

HIP 53948 has a visual magnitude of about 9.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 53948: right ascension 11h 2m 17s, declination +47° 1′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

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Catalog context

HIP 53948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53948, Gaia DR3 783477218207869568. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 783477218207869568

HIP

53948

gaia_dr3

783477218207869568

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 783477218207869568

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.73