Its story
51 Leo has a visual magnitude of about 5.18: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for 51 Leo: right ascension 10h 46m 25s, declination +18° 53′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
51 Leo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 52686, HD 93257, Gaia DR3 3986332015556784128. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 52686
- Right ascension
- 10h 46m 25s
- Declination
- +18° 53′ 29″
- Magnitude
- 5.18
- Distance
- ≈ 183 ly
Data: gaia-dr3