How to see it
HIP 49942 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49942: right ascension 10h 11m 48s, declination +23° 45′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 49942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49942, HD 88371, Gaia DR3 726277595364398336. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 726277595364398336
- HIP
- 49942
- HD
- 88371
- gaia_dr3
- 726277595364398336
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 726277595364398336
- HD 88371
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25