How to see it
HIP 51178 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51178: right ascension 10h 27m 10s, declination +19° 48′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 51178. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51178, HD 90494, Gaia DR3 624584280307164416. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 624584280307164416
- HIP
- 51178
- HD
- 90494
- gaia_dr3
- 624584280307164416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 624584280307164416
- HD 90494
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25