How to see it
HIP 51509 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51509: right ascension 10h 31m 9s, declination +22° 13′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 51509. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51509, Gaia DR3 721523311380946688. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 721523311380946688
- HIP
- 51509
- gaia_dr3
- 721523311380946688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 721523311380946688
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61