How to see it
HIP 51268 has a visual magnitude of about 7.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51268: right ascension 10h 28m 20s, declination +62° 54′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 51268. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51268, HD 90459, Gaia DR3 1052265651786228992. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1052265651786228992
- HIP
- 51268
- HD
- 90459
- gaia_dr3
- 1052265651786228992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1052265651786228992
- HD 90459
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.87