How to see it
HIP 49251 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49251: right ascension 10h 3m 13s, declination +49° 12′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 49251. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49251, HD 86943, Gaia DR3 823887259812621440. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 823887259812621440
- HIP
- 49251
- HD
- 86943
- gaia_dr3
- 823887259812621440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 823887259812621440
- HD 86943
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46