How to see it
HIP 56708 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56708: right ascension 11h 37m 37s, declination +44° 42′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56708. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56708, HD 100972, Gaia DR3 773799694803669248. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 773799694803669248
- HIP
- 56708
- HD
- 100972
- gaia_dr3
- 773799694803669248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 773799694803669248
- HD 100972
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84