How to see it
HIP 51946 has a visual magnitude of about 9.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51946: right ascension 10h 36m 43s, declination +37° 20′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51946, Gaia DR3 751921715512769152. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 751921715512769152
- HIP
- 51946
- gaia_dr3
- 751921715512769152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 751921715512769152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.55