How to see it
HIP 51260 has a visual magnitude of about 9.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51260: right ascension 10h 28m 15s, declination +25° 34′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 51260. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51260, Gaia DR3 727624020367528576. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 727624020367528576
- HIP
- 51260
- gaia_dr3
- 727624020367528576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 727624020367528576
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.97