How to see it
HIP 56864 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56864: right ascension 11h 39m 30s, declination −13° 11′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 56864. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56864, HD 101321, Gaia DR3 3585093044030037120. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3585093044030037120
- HIP
- 56864
- HD
- 101321
- gaia_dr3
- 3585093044030037120
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54