How to see it

HIP 50949 has a visual magnitude of about 9.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50949: right ascension 10h 24m 19s, declination +40° 28′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

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Catalog context

HIP 50949. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50949, Gaia DR3 804462389746937728. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 804462389746937728

HIP

50949

gaia_dr3

804462389746937728

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 804462389746937728

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.61