How to see it
56 Aql has a visual magnitude of about 5.06: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 56 Aql: right ascension 19h 54m 8s, declination −8° 34′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquila constellation (IAU figure Aql).
Catalog context
56 Aql. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 97928, HD 188154, Gaia DR3 4195316706052413568. In the SkyKeepsake Aquila (Aql) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4195316706052413568
- HIP
- 97928
- HD
- 188154
- gaia_dr3
- 4195316706052413568
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 56 Aql
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.06