How to see it
HIP 49597 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49597: right ascension 10h 7m 28s, declination +26° 47′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 49597. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49597, HD 87717, Gaia DR3 739123228366600960. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 739123228366600960
- HIP
- 49597
- HD
- 87717
- gaia_dr3
- 739123228366600960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 739123228366600960
- HD 87717
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.14