How to see it
HIP 56853 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 56853: right ascension 11h 39m 23s, declination −51° 25′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56853. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56853, HD 101328, Gaia DR3 5369554717471127168. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5369554717471127168
- HIP
- 56853
- HD
- 101328
- gaia_dr3
- 5369554717471127168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83