How to see it
HIP 50871 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50871: right ascension 10h 23m 16s, declination +44° 23′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 50871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50871, HD 89863, Gaia DR3 806111867644319616. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 806111867644319616
- HIP
- 50871
- HD
- 89863
- gaia_dr3
- 806111867644319616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 806111867644319616
- HD 89863
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60