How to see it
HIP 49661 has a visual magnitude of about 8.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49661: right ascension 10h 8m 17s, declination +53° 4′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 49661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49661, HD 87704, Gaia DR3 851585538263534720. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 851585538263534720
- HIP
- 49661
- HD
- 87704
- gaia_dr3
- 851585538263534720
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 851585538263534720
- HD 87704
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.65