How to see it
HIP 56909 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56909: right ascension 11h 39m 58s, declination −38° 6′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 56909. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56909, HD 101406, Gaia DR3 5385035016545554560. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5385035016545554560
- HIP
- 56909
- HD
- 101406
- gaia_dr3
- 5385035016545554560
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39