How to see it
HIP 51340 has a visual magnitude of about 8.56: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51340: right ascension 10h 29m 13s, declination +27° 29′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51340. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51340, HD 90748, Gaia DR3 729038164119269760. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 729038164119269760
- HIP
- 51340
- HD
- 90748
- gaia_dr3
- 729038164119269760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 729038164119269760
- HD 90748
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.56