Its story

HIP 49569 has a visual magnitude of about 5.02: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49569: right ascension 10h 7m 10s, declination −17° 8′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).

HIP 49569. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49569, HD 87808, Gaia DR3 5672842699192770432. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.