How to see it
HIP 56996 has a visual magnitude of about 6.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56996: right ascension 11h 41m 1s, declination −83° 5′ 60″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
HIP 56996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56996, HD 101782, Gaia DR3 5197223754615190912.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5197223754615190912
- HIP
- 56996
- HD
- 101782
- gaia_dr3
- 5197223754615190912
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.00