How to see it
HIP 49491 has a visual magnitude of about 8.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49491: right ascension 10h 6m 15s, declination +40° 55′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 49491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49491, HD 87485, Gaia DR3 803829728182612352. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 803829728182612352
- HIP
- 49491
- HD
- 87485
- gaia_dr3
- 803829728182612352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 803829728182612352
- HD 87485
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.23