Its story

HIP 49401 has a visual magnitude of about 8.86: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49401: right ascension 10h 5m 7s, declination −30° 14′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).

HIP 49401. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49401, HD 87558, Gaia DR3 5463586910371044352. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.