How to see it
HIP 49040 has a visual magnitude of about 8.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49040: right ascension 10h 0m 20s, declination +50° 37′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 49040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49040, HD 86510, Gaia DR3 827061240644013568. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 827061240644013568
- HIP
- 49040
- HD
- 86510
- gaia_dr3
- 827061240644013568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 827061240644013568
- HD 86510
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.43