How to see it
HIP 56944 has a visual magnitude of about 6.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56944: right ascension 11h 40m 27s, declination +57° 58′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56944, HD 101391, Gaia DR3 846011838944319232. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 846011838944319232
- HIP
- 56944
- HD
- 101391
- gaia_dr3
- 846011838944319232
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 846011838944319232
- HD 101391
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.33