How to see it
HIP 56818 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 56818: right ascension 11h 38m 50s, declination +39° 10′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 56818. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56818, HD 101178, Gaia DR3 767337315211159168. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 767337315211159168
- HIP
- 56818
- HD
- 101178
- gaia_dr3
- 767337315211159168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 767337315211159168
- HD 101178
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54