How to see it
HIP 56061 has a visual magnitude of about 6.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56061: right ascension 11h 29m 24s, declination −0° 50′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 56061. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56061, HD 99873, Gaia DR3 3796796036496871168. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3796796036496871168
- HIP
- 56061
- HD
- 99873
- gaia_dr3
- 3796796036496871168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57