How to see it
HIP 50953 has a visual magnitude of about 7.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50953: right ascension 10h 24m 23s, declination −61° 33′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 50953. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50953, HD 90398, Gaia DR3 5254589571206397952. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5254589571206397952
- HIP
- 50953
- HD
- 90398
- gaia_dr3
- 5254589571206397952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5254589571206397952
- HD 90398
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.81