Tags: Star.
HD 49933 (HR 2530) is a Sun-like star in the equatorial constellation of Monoceros the unicorn. The HD designation indicates the identifier of the star found in the Henry Draper catalogue. At an apparent magnitude of 5.8 this star can just be seen with the naked eye under suitably dark conditions. Based upon parallax measurements from the Hipparcos mission the distance to HD 49933 is about 97 light-years (30 parsecs) with a 1% margin of error.