How to see it
HIP 56716 has a visual magnitude of about 5.81: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56716: right ascension 11h 37m 42s, declination +77° 35′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 56716. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56716, HD 100858, Gaia DR3 1128762833258922112. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1128762833258922112
- HIP
- 56716
- HD
- 100858
- gaia_dr3
- 1128762833258922112
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1128762833258922112
- HD 100858
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.81