How to see it
HIP 51478 has a visual magnitude of about 9.16: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51478: right ascension 10h 30m 52s, declination +34° 8′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51478, HD 90991, Gaia DR3 749516052790490752. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 749516052790490752
- HIP
- 51478
- HD
- 90991
- gaia_dr3
- 749516052790490752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 749516052790490752
- HD 90991
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.16