How to see it
51 Aqr has a visual magnitude of about 6.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 51 Aqr: right ascension 22h 24m 7s, declination −4° 50′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquarius constellation (IAU figure Aqr).
Catalog context
51 Aqr. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 110578, HD 212404, Gaia DR3 2626301656019381632. In the SkyKeepsake Aquarius (Aqr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2626301656019381632
- HIP
- 110578
- HD
- 212404
- gaia_dr3
- 2626301656019381632
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 51 Aqr
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.42