Its story

HIP 51778 has a visual magnitude of about 8.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51778: right ascension 10h 34m 49s, declination −18° 19′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).

HIP 51778. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51778, Gaia DR3 3747179990178931200. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.