How to see it
HIP 49866 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49866: right ascension 10h 10m 56s, declination +14° 28′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 49866. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49866, HD 88257, Gaia DR3 3888071822478174720. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3888071822478174720
- HIP
- 49866
- HD
- 88257
- gaia_dr3
- 3888071822478174720
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3888071822478174720
- HD 88257
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29