How to see it
HIP 49487 has a visual magnitude of about 7.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49487: right ascension 10h 6m 12s, declination +31° 13′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 49487. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49487, HD 87512, Gaia DR3 745666078466077056. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 745666078466077056
- HIP
- 49487
- HD
- 87512
- gaia_dr3
- 745666078466077056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 745666078466077056
- HD 87512
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.84