How to see it
HIP 56538 has a visual magnitude of about 7.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56538: right ascension 11h 35m 35s, declination +58° 12′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56538, HD 100678, Gaia DR3 846067364281554816. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 846067364281554816
- HIP
- 56538
- HD
- 100678
- gaia_dr3
- 846067364281554816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 846067364281554816
- HD 100678
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.10