How to see it
HIP 56109 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 56109: right ascension 11h 30m 4s, declination +29° 57′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 56109. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56109, HD 99946, Gaia DR3 4022614181286374272. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4022614181286374272
- HIP
- 56109
- HD
- 99946
- gaia_dr3
- 4022614181286374272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88