Its story

HIP 50998 has a visual magnitude of about 8.95: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 50998: right ascension 10h 25m 2s, declination +24° 36′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 50998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50998, HD 90183, Gaia DR3 725873322977853568. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.