How to see it
HIP 56979 has a visual magnitude of about 7.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56979: right ascension 11h 40m 51s, declination +60° 6′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56979, HD 101439, Gaia DR3 858478548456889088. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 858478548456889088
- HIP
- 56979
- HD
- 101439
- gaia_dr3
- 858478548456889088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 858478548456889088
- HD 101439
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.80