How to see it
HIP 49117 has a visual magnitude of about 9.24: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49117: right ascension 10h 1m 27s, declination −58° 5′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 49117. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49117, HD 87168, Gaia DR3 5259129424668118016. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5259129424668118016
- HIP
- 49117
- HD
- 87168
- gaia_dr3
- 5259129424668118016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5259129424668118016
- HD 87168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.24