How to see it
HIP 49173 has a visual magnitude of about 7.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49173: right ascension 10h 2m 6s, declination +31° 31′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 49173. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49173, HD 86873, Gaia DR3 746474219512541568. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 746474219512541568
- HIP
- 49173
- HD
- 86873
- gaia_dr3
- 746474219512541568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 746474219512541568
- HD 86873
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.15