Its story

HIP 49704 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49704: right ascension 10h 8m 48s, declination +6° 43′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).

HIP 49704. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49704, HD 87996, Gaia DR3 3873584554191524864. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.