How to see it
HIP 49438 has a visual magnitude of about 7.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49438: right ascension 10h 5m 37s, declination +34° 41′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 49438. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49438, HD 87422, Gaia DR3 747437769655879296. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 747437769655879296
- HIP
- 49438
- HD
- 87422
- gaia_dr3
- 747437769655879296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 747437769655879296
- HD 87422
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.68