How to see it
HIP 49228 has a visual magnitude of about 8.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49228: right ascension 10h 2m 56s, declination +37° 53′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 49228. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49228, HD 86966, Gaia DR3 802822025776373504. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 802822025776373504
- HIP
- 49228
- HD
- 86966
- gaia_dr3
- 802822025776373504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 802822025776373504
- HD 86966
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.19