How to see it
HIP 49966 has a visual magnitude of about 7.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49966: right ascension 10h 12m 3s, declination +20° 7′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 49966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49966, HD 88403, Gaia DR3 625381877209241984. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 625381877209241984
- HIP
- 49966
- HD
- 88403
- gaia_dr3
- 625381877209241984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 625381877209241984
- HD 88403
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.06