How to see it
HIP 56985 has a visual magnitude of about 7.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56985: right ascension 11h 40m 53s, declination −55° 5′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56985, HD 101568, Gaia DR3 5344705514170470400. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5344705514170470400
- HIP
- 56985
- HD
- 101568
- gaia_dr3
- 5344705514170470400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5344705514170470400
- HD 101568
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.26