How to see it
56 Eri has a visual magnitude of about 6.00: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 56 Eri: right ascension 4h 44m 5s, declination −8° 30′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
56 Eri. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 22024, HD 30076, Gaia DR3 3185907719703247232. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3185907719703247232
- HIP
- 22024
- HD
- 30076
- gaia_dr3
- 3185907719703247232
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 56 Eri
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.00