How to see it
HIP 56901 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56901: right ascension 11h 39m 51s, declination −14° 28′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 56901. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56901, HD 101369, Gaia DR3 3572844587575507328. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3572844587575507328
- HIP
- 56901
- HD
- 101369
- gaia_dr3
- 3572844587575507328
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21