How to see it
HIP 51042 has a visual magnitude of about 7.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51042: right ascension 10h 25m 41s, declination +40° 54′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51042, HD 90224, Gaia DR3 804498501831957120. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 804498501831957120
- HIP
- 51042
- HD
- 90224
- gaia_dr3
- 804498501831957120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 804498501831957120
- HD 90224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.83