Its story

HIP 49140 has a visual magnitude of about 9.81: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49140: right ascension 10h 1m 44s, declination +13° 24′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 49140. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49140, Gaia DR3 615309663504184832. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.