How to see it
HIP 50971 has a visual magnitude of about 6.59: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50971: right ascension 10h 24m 42s, declination +82° 48′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 50971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50971, HD 89108, Gaia DR3 1146405837356860032. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1146405837356860032
- HIP
- 50971
- HD
- 89108
- gaia_dr3
- 1146405837356860032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1146405837356860032
- HD 89108
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.59