How to see it
HIP 49746 has a visual magnitude of about 7.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49746: right ascension 10h 9m 19s, declination +38° 25′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 49746. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49746, HD 87955, Gaia DR3 802557868108810624. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 802557868108810624
- HIP
- 49746
- HD
- 87955
- gaia_dr3
- 802557868108810624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 802557868108810624
- HD 87955
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.00