How to see it
HIP 49231 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 49231: right ascension 10h 2m 56s, declination −5° 37′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 49231. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49231, HD 87144, Gaia DR3 3821880397852766208. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3821880397852766208
- HIP
- 49231
- HD
- 87144
- gaia_dr3
- 3821880397852766208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3821880397852766208
- HD 87144
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70