How to see it
HIP 51406 has a visual magnitude of about 7.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51406: right ascension 10h 29m 59s, declination +27° 49′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51406. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51406, HD 90878, Gaia DR3 729053488562572032. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 729053488562572032
- HIP
- 51406
- HD
- 90878
- gaia_dr3
- 729053488562572032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 729053488562572032
- HD 90878
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.69