Its story

HIP 51218 has a visual magnitude of about 9.81: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51218: right ascension 10h 27m 42s, declination +42° 57′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 51218. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51218, Gaia DR3 804947828431933696. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.