How to see it
HIP 56079 has a visual magnitude of about 6.61: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56079: right ascension 11h 29m 40s, declination +7° 35′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 56079. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56079, HD 99904, Gaia DR3 3910654829240404864. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3910654829240404864
- HIP
- 56079
- HD
- 99904
- gaia_dr3
- 3910654829240404864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.61