How to see it
56 Leo has a visual magnitude of about 3.83: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 56 Leo: right ascension 10h 56m 1s, declination +6° 11′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
56 Leo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53449, HD 94705, Gaia DR3 3864344017954021120. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3864344017954021120
- HIP
- 53449
- HD
- 94705
- gaia_dr3
- 3864344017954021120
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 56 Leo
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.83