How to see it
56 Aqr has a visual magnitude of about 6.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 56 Aqr: right ascension 22h 30m 17s, declination −14° 35′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquarius constellation (IAU figure Aqr).
Catalog context
56 Aqr. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 111086, HD 213236, Gaia DR3 2596320619629372800. In the SkyKeepsake Aquarius (Aqr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2596320619629372800
- HIP
- 111086
- HD
- 213236
- gaia_dr3
- 2596320619629372800
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 56 Aqr
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.34