How to see it
HIP 49598 has a visual magnitude of about 7.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49598: right ascension 10h 7m 28s, declination −42° 57′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 49598. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49598, HD 87946, Gaia DR3 5415508531067633664. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5415508531067633664
- HIP
- 49598
- HD
- 87946
- gaia_dr3
- 5415508531067633664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5415508531067633664
- HD 87946
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.18