Its story

HIP 51978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51978: right ascension 10h 37m 14s, declination +30° 34′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 51978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51978, Gaia DR3 735677217190723712. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.