How to see it
HIP 56618 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 56618: right ascension 11h 36m 34s, declination +6° 6′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 56618. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56618, HD 100872, Gaia DR3 3909470345980014592. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3909470345980014592
- HIP
- 56618
- HD
- 100872
- gaia_dr3
- 3909470345980014592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3909470345980014592
- HD 100872
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57