How to see it
HIP 56137 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56137: right ascension 11h 30m 26s, declination −59° 37′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56137. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56137, HD 100078, Gaia DR3 5336118839440939264. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5336118839440939264
- HIP
- 56137
- HD
- 100078
- gaia_dr3
- 5336118839440939264
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.82