How to see it
HIP 50887 has a visual magnitude of about 6.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50887: right ascension 10h 23m 28s, declination −0° 54′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 50887. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50887, HD 90043, Gaia DR3 3830897080395058048. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3830897080395058048
- HIP
- 50887
- HD
- 90043
- gaia_dr3
- 3830897080395058048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.22