How to see it
HIP 49253 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49253: right ascension 10h 3m 14s, declination +50° 6′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 49253. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49253, HD 86942, Gaia DR3 824004082922973952. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 824004082922973952
- HIP
- 49253
- HD
- 86942
- gaia_dr3
- 824004082922973952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 824004082922973952
- HD 86942
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38