Its story

HIP 49257 has a visual magnitude of about 10.03: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49257: right ascension 10h 3m 19s, declination +60° 52′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 49257. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49257, Gaia DR3 1050345728389424512. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.