Its story

HIP 50157 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50157: right ascension 10h 14m 20s, declination −12° 35′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).

HIP 50157. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50157, HD 88788, Gaia DR3 3765634983613173760. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.