How to see it
HIP 56598 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56598: right ascension 11h 36m 15s, declination +3° 18′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 56598. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56598, HD 100822, Gaia DR3 3800604263740009728. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3800604263740009728
- HIP
- 56598
- HD
- 100822
- gaia_dr3
- 3800604263740009728
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93