How to see it
HIP 49957 has a visual magnitude of about 7.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49957: right ascension 10h 11m 59s, declination −54° 59′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 49957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49957, HD 88660, Gaia DR3 5356051065425506304. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5356051065425506304
- HIP
- 49957
- HD
- 88660
- gaia_dr3
- 5356051065425506304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5356051065425506304
- HD 88660
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.35