How to see it
HIP 50173 has a visual magnitude of about 8.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50173: right ascension 10h 14m 29s, declination +53° 33′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 50173. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50173, HD 88609, Gaia DR3 851658896305185024. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 851658896305185024
- HIP
- 50173
- HD
- 88609
- gaia_dr3
- 851658896305185024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 851658896305185024
- HD 88609
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.27