How to see it
HIP 50059 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 50059: right ascension 10h 13m 15s, declination +31° 22′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 50059. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50059, HD 88531, Gaia DR3 742906196905822848. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 742906196905822848
- HIP
- 50059
- HD
- 88531
- gaia_dr3
- 742906196905822848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 742906196905822848
- HD 88531
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.27