How to see it
HIP 49955 has a visual magnitude of about 8.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49955: right ascension 10h 11m 58s, declination +18° 56′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 49955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49955, HD 88404, Gaia DR3 624972206048693888. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 624972206048693888
- HIP
- 49955
- HD
- 88404
- gaia_dr3
- 624972206048693888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 624972206048693888
- HD 88404
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.09