How to see it
HIP 50459 has a visual magnitude of about 6.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50459: right ascension 10h 18m 10s, declination +27° 24′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 50459. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50459, HD 89239, Gaia DR3 739346497946618624. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 739346497946618624
- HIP
- 50459
- HD
- 89239
- gaia_dr3
- 739346497946618624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 739346497946618624
- HD 89239
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.53