How to see it
HIP 49243 has a visual magnitude of about 8.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49243: right ascension 10h 3m 8s, declination −65° 41′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 49243. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49243, HD 87529, Gaia DR3 5246215488798474240. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5246215488798474240
- HIP
- 49243
- HD
- 87529
- gaia_dr3
- 5246215488798474240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5246215488798474240
- HD 87529
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.05