How to see it
HIP 50985 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 50985: right ascension 10h 24m 56s, declination −3° 31′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 50985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50985, HD 90239, Gaia DR3 3781149122745084416. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3781149122745084416
- HIP
- 50985
- HD
- 90239
- gaia_dr3
- 3781149122745084416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3781149122745084416
- HD 90239
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.19