---
title: "HIP 51149"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-51149"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 51149 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-51149"
---

# HIP 51149

HIP 51149 is a K0 orange [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Antlia](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/antlia), shining at apparent magnitude 10.04 (V).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Orange star
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 10.04 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Antlia](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/antlia) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | K0 orange star |
| MASS | 3.00 M☉ — Gaia DR3 model fit (GSP-Phot, FLAME; RUWE ≤ 1.4) |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 10.04 |
| CONSTELLATION | Antlia |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 10h 26m 55.7s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −36° 26′ 12.3″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 5020 K |
| Luminosity (bolometric) | 72.9809 L☉ |
| Radius | 11.56 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.001 M☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.649 |
| Age | 3.77×10⁸ years |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | −0.61 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −4.82 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 0 km/s |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Washington Double Star id | 10269-3626 |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Stellar parameters from | Gaia DR3 model fit (GSP-Phot, FLAME; RUWE ≤ 1.4) |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 51149

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 51149 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-51149

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-51149,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 51149}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-51149},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-51149
