How to see it
HIP 49506 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49506: right ascension 10h 6m 29s, declination +55° 46′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 49506. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49506, HD 87421, Gaia DR3 1045009665316755968. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1045009665316755968
- HIP
- 49506
- HD
- 87421
- gaia_dr3
- 1045009665316755968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1045009665316755968
- HD 87421
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89