How to see it
HIP 50959 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50959: right ascension 10h 24m 26s, declination −25° 33′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 50959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50959, HD 90227, Gaia DR3 5472463095943170048. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5472463095943170048
- HIP
- 50959
- HD
- 90227
- gaia_dr3
- 5472463095943170048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5472463095943170048
- HD 90227
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68