How to see it
HIP 56679 has a visual magnitude of about 7.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56679: right ascension 11h 37m 18s, declination +6° 16′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 56679. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56679, HD 100974, Gaia DR3 3909567133066993664. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3909567133066993664
- HIP
- 56679
- HD
- 100974
- gaia_dr3
- 3909567133066993664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3909567133066993664
- HD 100974
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.09