How to see it
HIP 49788 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49788: right ascension 10h 9m 48s, declination −47° 26′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 49788. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49788, HD 88304, Gaia DR3 5407590466803540224. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5407590466803540224
- HIP
- 49788
- HD
- 88304
- gaia_dr3
- 5407590466803540224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74