How to see it
HIP 56988 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56988: right ascension 11h 40m 56s, declination −0° 40′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 56988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56988, HD 101514, Gaia DR3 3795497788142951680. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3795497788142951680
- HIP
- 56988
- HD
- 101514
- gaia_dr3
- 3795497788142951680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78