How to see it
HIP 56809 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 56809: right ascension 11h 38m 44s, declination +45° 6′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56809. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56809, HD 101177, Gaia DR3 773861404893710208. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 773861404893710208
- HIP
- 56809
- HD
- 101177
- gaia_dr3
- 773861404893710208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 773861404893710208
- Gl 433.2A
- HD 101177
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.32