How to see it
HIP 56221 has a visual magnitude of about 7.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56221: right ascension 11h 31m 32s, declination +40° 5′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56221. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56221, HD 100113, Gaia DR3 767298450051039872. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 767298450051039872
- HIP
- 56221
- HD
- 100113
- gaia_dr3
- 767298450051039872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 767298450051039872
- HD 100113
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.50