How to see it
HIP 56686 has a visual magnitude of about 6.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56686: right ascension 11h 37m 25s, declination +62° 11′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56686. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56686, HD 100933, Gaia DR3 862693315827481344. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 862693315827481344
- HIP
- 56686
- HD
- 100933
- gaia_dr3
- 862693315827481344
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 862693315827481344
- HD 100933
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.32