How to see it
HIP 51942 has a visual magnitude of about 8.53: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51942: right ascension 10h 36m 41s, declination +21° 36′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 51942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51942, HD 91856, Gaia DR3 721207029989338240. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 721207029989338240
- HIP
- 51942
- HD
- 91856
- gaia_dr3
- 721207029989338240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 721207029989338240
- HD 91856
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.53