How to see it
HIP 49462 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49462: right ascension 10h 5m 53s, declination −63° 50′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 49462. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49462, HD 87896, Gaia DR3 5252613306451941632. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5252613306451941632
- HIP
- 49462
- HD
- 87896
- gaia_dr3
- 5252613306451941632
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70