How to see it
HIP 56300 has a visual magnitude of about 6.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56300: right ascension 11h 32m 32s, declination −29° 8′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 56300. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56300, HD 100317, Gaia DR3 3482376152367233664. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3482376152367233664
- HIP
- 56300
- HD
- 100317
- gaia_dr3
- 3482376152367233664
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.53