How to see it
HIP 49946 has a visual magnitude of about 10.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49946: right ascension 10h 11m 51s, declination +19° 17′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 49946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49946, Gaia DR3 625194474901013888. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 625194474901013888
- HIP
- 49946
- gaia_dr3
- 625194474901013888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 625194474901013888
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.54