Its story

HIP 50096 has a visual magnitude of about 8.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50096: right ascension 10h 13m 44s, declination +39° 20′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 50096. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50096, HD 88578, Gaia DR3 802679913900527104. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.