How to see it
HIP 56279 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56279: right ascension 11h 32m 15s, declination −12° 23′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 56279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56279, HD 100270, Gaia DR3 3586109954846520832. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3586109954846520832
- HIP
- 56279
- HD
- 100270
- gaia_dr3
- 3586109954846520832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3586109954846520832
- HD 100270
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89