How to see it
HIP 51872 has a visual magnitude of about 9.53: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51872: right ascension 10h 35m 52s, declination −2° 3′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 51872. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51872, HD 91786, Gaia DR3 3781772240895905280. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3781772240895905280
- HIP
- 51872
- HD
- 91786
- gaia_dr3
- 3781772240895905280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3781772240895905280
- HD 91786
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.53