How to see it
HIP 49172 has a visual magnitude of about 8.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49172: right ascension 10h 2m 6s, declination +21° 41′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 49172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49172, HD 86897, Gaia DR3 629497933347545984. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 629497933347545984
- HIP
- 49172
- HD
- 86897
- gaia_dr3
- 629497933347545984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 629497933347545984
- HD 86897
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.24