How to see it
HIP 51217 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51217: right ascension 10h 27m 41s, declination −44° 20′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 51217. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51217, HD 90740, Gaia DR3 5367661702036970112. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5367661702036970112
- HIP
- 51217
- HD
- 90740
- gaia_dr3
- 5367661702036970112
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87