How to see it
56 Ori has a visual magnitude of about 4.33: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 56 Ori: right ascension 5h 52m 26s, declination +1° 51′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
56 Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27750, HD 39400, Gaia DR3 3315870440783129600. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3315870440783129600
- HIP
- 27750
- HD
- 39400
- gaia_dr3
- 3315870440783129600
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 56 Ori
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3315870440783129600
- HD 39400
- HIP 27750
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.33