How to see it
56 UMa has a visual magnitude of about 4.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 56 UMa: right ascension 11h 22m 50s, declination +43° 28′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
56 UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55560, HD 98839, Gaia DR3 783826381854457088. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 783826381854457088
- HIP
- 55560
- HD
- 98839
- gaia_dr3
- 783826381854457088
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 56 UMa
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 783826381854457088
- HD 98839
- HIP 55560
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.73