How to see it
HIP 56253 has a visual magnitude of about 6.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56253: right ascension 11h 31m 50s, declination +81° 7′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 56253. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56253, HD 99945, Gaia DR3 1133448230262547200. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1133448230262547200
- HIP
- 56253
- HD
- 99945
- gaia_dr3
- 1133448230262547200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1133448230262547200
- HD 99945
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.09