How to see it
HIP 50988 has a visual magnitude of about 8.91: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50988: right ascension 10h 24m 57s, declination +39° 4′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 50988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50988, Gaia DR3 755915038665521664. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 755915038665521664
- HIP
- 50988
- gaia_dr3
- 755915038665521664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 755915038665521664
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.91