How to see it
HIP 51261 has a visual magnitude of about 7.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51261: right ascension 10h 28m 16s, declination +46° 10′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 51261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51261, HD 90566, Gaia DR3 833329522075257856. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 833329522075257856
- HIP
- 51261
- HD
- 90566
- gaia_dr3
- 833329522075257856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 833329522075257856
- HD 90566
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.46