How to see it
HIP 49587 has a visual magnitude of about 7.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49587: right ascension 10h 7m 22s, declination −19° 42′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 49587. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49587, HD 87840, Gaia DR3 5667772644919193600. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5667772644919193600
- HIP
- 49587
- HD
- 87840
- gaia_dr3
- 5667772644919193600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5667772644919193600
- HD 87840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.93