Its story

HIP 49422 has a visual magnitude of about 8.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49422: right ascension 10h 5m 17s, declination +16° 27′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 49422. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49422, Gaia DR3 622015546267571712. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.