How to see it
HIP 49974 has a visual magnitude of about 9.33: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49974: right ascension 10h 12m 10s, declination −30° 54′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 49974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49974, HD 88553, Gaia DR3 5461813157597324288. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5461813157597324288
- HIP
- 49974
- HD
- 88553
- gaia_dr3
- 5461813157597324288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5461813157597324288
- HD 88553
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.33