Its story

HIP 49188 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49188: right ascension 10h 2m 22s, declination +25° 17′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 49188. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49188, HD 86946, Gaia DR3 642806147212112768. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.