How to see it
HIP 50043 has a visual magnitude of about 6.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50043: right ascension 10h 13m 1s, declination −19° 41′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 50043. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50043, HD 88655, Gaia DR3 5669039522831968896. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5669039522831968896
- HIP
- 50043
- HD
- 88655
- gaia_dr3
- 5669039522831968896
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.29