Its story

HIP 49696 has a visual magnitude of about 8.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49696: right ascension 10h 8m 42s, declination −20° 18′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).

HIP 49696. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49696, HD 88035, Gaia DR3 5667676197133384704. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.