How to see it
HIP 50401 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50401: right ascension 10h 17m 30s, declination +55° 53′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 50401. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50401, HD 88999, Gaia DR3 853198418742256896. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 853198418742256896
- HIP
- 50401
- HD
- 88999
- gaia_dr3
- 853198418742256896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 853198418742256896
- HD 88999
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85