How to see it
HIP 51953 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51953: right ascension 10h 36m 47s, declination +27° 46′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51953. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51953, HD 91842, Gaia DR3 728356909291194752. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 728356909291194752
- HIP
- 51953
- HD
- 91842
- gaia_dr3
- 728356909291194752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 728356909291194752
- HD 91842
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26