How to see it
HIP 49979 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49979: right ascension 10h 12m 15s, declination −33° 54′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 49979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49979, HD 88587, Gaia DR3 5458948242613182464. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5458948242613182464
- HIP
- 49979
- HD
- 88587
- gaia_dr3
- 5458948242613182464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5458948242613182464
- HD 88587
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72