How to see it
HIP 50079 has a visual magnitude of about 6.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50079: right ascension 10h 13m 29s, declination +57° 59′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 50079. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50079, HD 88424, Gaia DR3 1045894531658798464. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1045894531658798464
- HIP
- 50079
- HD
- 88424
- gaia_dr3
- 1045894531658798464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1045894531658798464
- HD 88424
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.99