How to see it
HIP 50238 has a visual magnitude of about 8.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50238: right ascension 10h 15m 26s, declination +41° 52′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 50238. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50238, HD 88785, Gaia DR3 805245177605526400. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 805245177605526400
- HIP
- 50238
- HD
- 88785
- gaia_dr3
- 805245177605526400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 805245177605526400
- HD 88785
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.18