How to see it
HIP 49042 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49042: right ascension 10h 0m 22s, declination −17° 49′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 49042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49042, HD 86782, Gaia DR3 5673481236274780160. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5673481236274780160
- HIP
- 49042
- HD
- 86782
- gaia_dr3
- 5673481236274780160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5673481236274780160
- HD 86782
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68