How to see it
HIP 51243 has a visual magnitude of about 7.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51243: right ascension 10h 27m 59s, declination +42° 58′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51243. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51243, HD 90523, Gaia DR3 828966934813541760. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 828966934813541760
- HIP
- 51243
- HD
- 90523
- gaia_dr3
- 828966934813541760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 828966934813541760
- HD 90523
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.77