How to see it
HIP 56619 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56619: right ascension 11h 36m 35s, declination −61° 36′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56619. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56619, HD 306799, Gaia DR3 5334208648475837824. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5334208648475837824
- HIP
- 56619
- HD
- 306799
- gaia_dr3
- 5334208648475837824
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72