How to see it
HIP 49338 has a visual magnitude of about 6.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49338: right ascension 10h 4m 21s, declination −48° 26′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 49338. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49338, HD 87540, Gaia DR3 5407121078423877248. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5407121078423877248
- HIP
- 49338
- HD
- 87540
- gaia_dr3
- 5407121078423877248
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.55