How to see it
HIP 56937 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56937: right ascension 11h 40m 20s, declination −69° 40′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 56937. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56937, HD 101531, Gaia DR3 5234099798374414336. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5234099798374414336
- HIP
- 56937
- HD
- 101531
- gaia_dr3
- 5234099798374414336
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5234099798374414336
- HD 101531
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83