How to see it
HIP 56553 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 56553: right ascension 11h 35m 43s, declination +10° 54′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 56553. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56553, HD 100740, Gaia DR3 3916227429048068480. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3916227429048068480
- HIP
- 56553
- HD
- 100740
- gaia_dr3
- 3916227429048068480
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54