How to see it
HIP 56992 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56992: right ascension 11h 40m 59s, declination −55° 34′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56992. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56992, HD 101584, Gaia DR3 5343168568718268800. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5343168568718268800
- HIP
- 56992
- HD
- 101584
- gaia_dr3
- 5343168568718268800
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92