Its story

HIP 50220 has a visual magnitude of about 8.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50220: right ascension 10h 15m 8s, declination −6° 25′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).

HIP 50220. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50220, HD 88898, Gaia DR3 3772814412290497024. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.