Its story

HIP 51997 has a visual magnitude of about 9.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51997: right ascension 10h 37m 23s, declination +10° 48′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 51997. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51997, Gaia DR3 3870646487323534848. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.