How to see it
HIP 49259 has a visual magnitude of about 6.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49259: right ascension 10h 3m 21s, declination −46° 38′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 49259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49259, HD 87363, Gaia DR3 5408491207345272960. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5408491207345272960
- HIP
- 49259
- HD
- 87363
- gaia_dr3
- 5408491207345272960
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.11