How to see it
HIP 51878 has a visual magnitude of about 8.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51878: right ascension 10h 35m 57s, declination +30° 24′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51878, HD 91712, Gaia DR3 735650111652655488. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 735650111652655488
- HIP
- 51878
- HD
- 91712
- gaia_dr3
- 735650111652655488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 735650111652655488
- HD 91712
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.18