How to see it
HIP 56257 has a visual magnitude of about 7.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56257: right ascension 11h 31m 54s, declination +41° 26′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56257. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56257, HD 100167, Gaia DR3 770810466284247936. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 770810466284247936
- HIP
- 56257
- HD
- 100167
- gaia_dr3
- 770810466284247936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 770810466284247936
- HD 100167
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.20