How to see it
HIP 56520 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56520: right ascension 11h 35m 14s, declination −35° 36′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 56520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56520, HD 100721, Gaia DR3 5398328352640614016. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5398328352640614016
- HIP
- 56520
- HD
- 100721
- gaia_dr3
- 5398328352640614016
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88