How to see it
51 Aql has a visual magnitude of about 5.28: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 51 Aql: right ascension 19h 50m 47s, declination −10° 45′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquila constellation (IAU figure Aql).
Catalog context
51 Aql. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 97650, HD 187532, Gaia DR3 4190374813602603392. In the SkyKeepsake Aquila (Aql) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4190374813602603392
- HIP
- 97650
- HD
- 187532
- gaia_dr3
- 4190374813602603392
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 51 Aql
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.28