How to see it
HIP 49988 has a visual magnitude of about 7.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49988: right ascension 10h 12m 19s, declination +17° 17′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 49988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49988, HD 88446, Gaia DR3 622506379425186048. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 622506379425186048
- HIP
- 49988
- HD
- 88446
- gaia_dr3
- 622506379425186048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 622506379425186048
- HD 88446
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.74