How to see it
HIP 50540 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 50540: right ascension 10h 19m 24s, declination −18° 47′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 50540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50540, HD 89509, Gaia DR3 5669528839866109952. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5669528839866109952
- HIP
- 50540
- HD
- 89509
- gaia_dr3
- 5669528839866109952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5669528839866109952
- HD 89509
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29