How to see it
HIP 56050 has a visual magnitude of about 6.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56050: right ascension 11h 29m 15s, declination −63° 33′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56050. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56050, HD 99953, Gaia DR3 5333714555418902016. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5333714555418902016
- HIP
- 56050
- HD
- 99953
- gaia_dr3
- 5333714555418902016
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.35