How to see it
HIP 56519 has a visual magnitude of about 6.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56519: right ascension 11h 35m 13s, declination −60° 53′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56519. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56519, HD 100773, Gaia DR3 5335753153103125632. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5335753153103125632
- HIP
- 56519
- HD
- 100773
- gaia_dr3
- 5335753153103125632
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.50