How to see it
HIP 56543 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56543: right ascension 11h 35m 38s, declination −50° 43′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56543. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56543, HD 100786, Gaia DR3 5369911058009191424. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5369911058009191424
- HIP
- 56543
- HD
- 100786
- gaia_dr3
- 5369911058009191424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5369911058009191424
- HD 100786
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.11