How to see it
HIP 11956 has a visual magnitude of about 6.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11956: right ascension 2h 34m 14s, declination +33° 47′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 11956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11956, HD 15895, Gaia DR3 134844900603796608. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 134844900603796608
- HIP
- 11956
- HD
- 15895
- gaia_dr3
- 134844900603796608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 134844900603796608
- HD 15895
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.31