Its story

HIP 50609 has a visual magnitude of about 4.98: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50609: right ascension 10h 20m 17s, declination −47° 41′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 50609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50609, HD 89736, Gaia DR3 5365315790907090944. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.