How to see it
HIP 51222 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51222: right ascension 10h 27m 44s, declination +41° 14′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51222. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51222, HD 90509, Gaia DR3 804599420684997248. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 804599420684997248
- HIP
- 51222
- HD
- 90509
- gaia_dr3
- 804599420684997248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 804599420684997248
- HD 90509
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79