How to see it
HIP 51399 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51399: right ascension 10h 29m 54s, declination +28° 34′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51399. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51399, HD 90861, Gaia DR3 729160656586484096. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 729160656586484096
- HIP
- 51399
- HD
- 90861
- gaia_dr3
- 729160656586484096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 729160656586484096
- HD 90861
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58