How to see it
HIP 51218 has a visual magnitude of about 9.81: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51218: right ascension 10h 27m 42s, declination +42° 57′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 51218. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51218, Gaia DR3 804947828431933696. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 804947828431933696
- HIP
- 51218
- gaia_dr3
- 804947828431933696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 804947828431933696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.81