How to see it
HIP 51258 has a visual magnitude of about 7.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51258: right ascension 10h 28m 14s, declination −16° 17′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 51258. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51258, HD 90722, Gaia DR3 3748775965666132992. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3748775965666132992
- HIP
- 51258
- HD
- 90722
- gaia_dr3
- 3748775965666132992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3748775965666132992
- HD 90722
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71