How to see it
HIP 50 has a visual magnitude of about 6.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50: right ascension 0h 0m 34s, declination −53° 5′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).
Catalog context
HIP 50. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50, HD 224782, Gaia DR3 4972326695628963584. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4972326695628963584
- HIP
- 50
- HD
- 224782
- gaia_dr3
- 4972326695628963584
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.42