How to see it
HIP 54972 has a visual magnitude of about 10.04: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54972: right ascension 11h 15m 23s, declination +58° 24′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 54972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54972, HD 237980, Gaia DR3 857482494001257216. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 857482494001257216
- HIP
- 54972
- HD
- 237980
- gaia_dr3
- 857482494001257216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 857482494001257216
- HD 237980
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.04