Its story

HIP 51490 has a visual magnitude of about 5.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51490: right ascension 10h 30m 59s, declination −7° 38′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).

HIP 51490. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51490, HD 91106, Gaia DR3 3774505912145362048. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.