How to see it
HIP 56688 has a visual magnitude of about 7.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56688: right ascension 11h 37m 25s, declination −53° 44′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56688. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56688, HD 101053, Gaia DR3 5345107488746128384. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5345107488746128384
- HIP
- 56688
- HD
- 101053
- gaia_dr3
- 5345107488746128384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5345107488746128384
- HD 101053
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.54