How to see it
HIP 56012 has a visual magnitude of about 7.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56012: right ascension 11h 28m 45s, declination +49° 33′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56012. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56012, Gaia DR3 790038897432288384. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 790038897432288384
- HIP
- 56012
- gaia_dr3
- 790038897432288384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 790038897432288384
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.35