How to see it
HIP 50255 has a visual magnitude of about 9.17: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50255: right ascension 10h 15m 42s, declination +6° 55′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 50255. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50255, HD 88950, Gaia DR3 3873821047975405568. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3873821047975405568
- HIP
- 50255
- HD
- 88950
- gaia_dr3
- 3873821047975405568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3873821047975405568
- HD 88950
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.17