How to see it
HIP 50117 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50117: right ascension 10h 13m 53s, declination +41° 48′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 50117. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50117, HD 88577, Gaia DR3 805250773943827328. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 805250773943827328
- HIP
- 50117
- HD
- 88577
- gaia_dr3
- 805250773943827328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 805250773943827328
- HD 88577
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39