How to see it
HIP 49980 has a visual magnitude of about 8.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49980: right ascension 10h 12m 16s, declination −19° 33′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 49980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49980, HD 88537, Gaia DR3 5669232796360393728. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5669232796360393728
- HIP
- 49980
- HD
- 88537
- gaia_dr3
- 5669232796360393728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5669232796360393728
- HD 88537
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.27