How to see it
HIP 56255 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56255: right ascension 11h 31m 52s, declination +24° 18′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 56255. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56255, HD 100179, Gaia DR3 3993135965308157696. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3993135965308157696
- HIP
- 56255
- HD
- 100179
- gaia_dr3
- 3993135965308157696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69