How to see it
HIP 51659 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51659: right ascension 10h 33m 15s, declination −5° 21′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 51659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51659, HD 91412, Gaia DR3 3777487478442274432. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3777487478442274432
- HIP
- 51659
- HD
- 91412
- gaia_dr3
- 3777487478442274432
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85