How to see it
HIP 49976 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49976: right ascension 10h 12m 10s, declination −48° 47′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 49976. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49976, HD 88644, Gaia DR3 5407242162142543872. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5407242162142543872
- HIP
- 49976
- HD
- 88644
- gaia_dr3
- 5407242162142543872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5407242162142543872
- HD 88644
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33