How to see it
HIP 56228 has a visual magnitude of about 6.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56228: right ascension 11h 31m 35s, declination −44° 44′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 56228. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56228, HD 100228, Gaia DR3 5375873542066456320. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5375873542066456320
- HIP
- 56228
- HD
- 100228
- gaia_dr3
- 5375873542066456320
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.36