How to see it
HIP 48257 has a visual magnitude of about 10.43: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48257: right ascension 9h 50m 16s, declination +57° 6′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 48257. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48257, Gaia DR3 1046314304581984000. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1046314304581984000
- HIP
- 48257
- gaia_dr3
- 1046314304581984000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1046314304581984000
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.43