Its story

HIP 49293 has a visual magnitude of about 5.34: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49293: right ascension 10h 3m 41s, declination −9° 34′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).

HIP 49293. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49293, HD 87262, Gaia DR3 3770301826357545344. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.