How to see it
HIP 51988 has a visual magnitude of about 9.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51988: right ascension 10h 37m 19s, declination +49° 54′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 51988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51988, Gaia DR3 835104786676000000. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 835104786676000000
- HIP
- 51988
- gaia_dr3
- 835104786676000000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 835104786676000000
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.88