Its story

HIP 49406 has a visual magnitude of about 9.37: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49406: right ascension 10h 5m 8s, declination +17° 34′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 49406. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49406, Gaia DR3 623278786343205888. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.