How to see it
HIP 51871 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51871: right ascension 10h 35m 52s, declination +38° 31′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51871, HD 91684, Gaia DR3 755051956397413888. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 755051956397413888
- HIP
- 51871
- HD
- 91684
- gaia_dr3
- 755051956397413888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 755051956397413888
- HD 91684
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.99