Its story

HIP 49698 has a visual magnitude of about 5.01: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49698: right ascension 10h 8m 43s, declination −65° 48′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 49698. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49698, HD 88323, Gaia DR3 5246173020160819456. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.