Its story

HIP 49051 has a visual magnitude of about 7.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49051: right ascension 10h 0m 34s, declination −61° 45′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 49051. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49051, HD 87089, Gaia DR3 5255952729434580992. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.