How to see it
HIP 50979 has a visual magnitude of about 8.82: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50979: right ascension 10h 24m 48s, declination +51° 10′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 50979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50979, Gaia DR3 847599155778203776. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 847599155778203776
- HIP
- 50979
- gaia_dr3
- 847599155778203776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 847599155778203776
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.82