How to see it
HIP 56929 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 56929: right ascension 11h 40m 16s, declination −62° 25′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56929. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56929, HD 101498, Gaia DR3 5334100861970646272. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5334100861970646272
- HIP
- 56929
- HD
- 101498
- gaia_dr3
- 5334100861970646272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.53