How to see it
HIP 51291 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 HIP 51291: right ascension 10h 28m 37s, declination −19° 31′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 51291. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51291, HD 90776, Gaia DR3 5668527356571965440. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5668527356571965440
- HIP
- 51291
- HD
- 90776
- gaia_dr3
- 5668527356571965440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5668527356571965440
- HD 90776
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.42