Its story

HIP 49939 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49939: right ascension 10h 11m 48s, declination +17° 16′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 49939. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49939, HD 88389, Gaia DR3 622505382992779776. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.