Its story

HIP 51509 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51509: right ascension 10h 31m 9s, declination +22° 13′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 51509. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51509, Gaia DR3 721523311380946688. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.