How to see it
HIP 56121 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56121: right ascension 11h 30m 17s, declination +37° 57′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 56121. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56121, HD 99956, Gaia DR3 766829065960524416. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 766829065960524416
- HIP
- 56121
- HD
- 99956
- gaia_dr3
- 766829065960524416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 766829065960524416
- HD 99956
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.76