How to see it
HIP 57251 has a visual magnitude of about 8.96: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 57251: right ascension 11h 44m 20s, declination +37° 31′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 57251. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57251, HD 101979, Gaia DR3 766186538853457024. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 766186538853457024
- HIP
- 57251
- HD
- 101979
- gaia_dr3
- 766186538853457024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 766186538853457024
- HD 101979
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.96