How to see it
51 Ori has a visual magnitude of about 4.53: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 51 Ori: right ascension 5h 42m 29s, declination +1° 28′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
51 Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26885, HD 37984, Gaia DR3 3222908175762554496. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3222908175762554496
- HIP
- 26885
- HD
- 37984
- gaia_dr3
- 3222908175762554496
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 51 Ori
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.53