How to see it
HIP 51246 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 51246: right ascension 10h 28m 3s, declination −57° 11′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 51246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51246, HD 90872, Gaia DR3 5351748435890640256. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5351748435890640256
- HIP
- 51246
- HD
- 90872
- gaia_dr3
- 5351748435890640256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79