How to see it
HIP 51642 has a visual magnitude of about 9.34: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51642: right ascension 10h 33m 5s, declination −15° 49′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 51642. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51642, Gaia DR3 3748855096143584768. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3748855096143584768
- HIP
- 51642
- gaia_dr3
- 3748855096143584768
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3748855096143584768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.34