How to see it
HIP 51870 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51870: right ascension 10h 35m 52s, declination −49° 13′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 51870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51870, HD 91904, Gaia DR3 5364060423503569408. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5364060423503569408
- HIP
- 51870
- HD
- 91904
- gaia_dr3
- 5364060423503569408
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93