Its story

HIP 49712 has a visual magnitude of about 4.80: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49712: right ascension 10h 8m 56s, declination −51° 48′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 49712. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49712, HD 88206, Gaia DR3 5356991663260068480. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.