Its story

HIP 49991 has a visual magnitude of about 8.70: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49991: right ascension 10h 12m 20s, declination +54° 12′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 49991. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49991, HD 88297, Gaia DR3 852488683986631296. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.