How to see it
HIP 56830 has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56830: right ascension 11h 39m 0s, declination −24° 43′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 56830. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56830, HD 101259, Gaia DR3 3491774880840574464. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3491774880840574464
- HIP
- 56830
- HD
- 101259
- gaia_dr3
- 3491774880840574464
Also known as
- GJ 3679
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3491774880840574464
- HD 101259
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.17