How to see it
HIP 49457 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49457: right ascension 10h 5m 51s, declination −68° 17′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 49457. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49457, HD 87969, Gaia DR3 5244744445312501760. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5244744445312501760
- HIP
- 49457
- HD
- 87969
- gaia_dr3
- 5244744445312501760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5244744445312501760
- HD 87969
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85