How to see it
HIP 56245 has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56245: right ascension 11h 31m 47s, declination −20° 46′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 56245. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56245, HD 100219, Gaia DR3 3541517989471607168. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3541517989471607168
- HIP
- 56245
- HD
- 100219
- gaia_dr3
- 3541517989471607168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12