Its story

HIP 49844 has a visual magnitude of about 5.62: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49844: right ascension 10h 10m 38s, declination −41° 42′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).

HIP 49844. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49844, HD 88399, Gaia DR3 5417092205768127232. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.