How to see it
HIP 56814 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56814: right ascension 11h 38m 48s, declination −47° 51′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56814. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56814, HD 101247, Gaia DR3 5372109535808320896. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5372109535808320896
- HIP
- 56814
- HD
- 101247
- gaia_dr3
- 5372109535808320896
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70