How to see it
HIP 51271 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 51271: right ascension 10h 28m 24s, declination −51° 42′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 51271. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51271, HD 90884, Gaia DR3 5357886734438478848. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5357886734438478848
- HIP
- 51271
- HD
- 90884
- gaia_dr3
- 5357886734438478848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5357886734438478848
- HD 90884
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.56