How to see it

HIP 49968 has a visual magnitude of about 9.40: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49968: right ascension 10h 12m 4s, declination +47° 50′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

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Catalog context

HIP 49968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49968, Gaia DR3 822681748391272832. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 822681748391272832

HIP

49968

gaia_dr3

822681748391272832

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 822681748391272832

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.40