How to see it
HIP 56593 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56593: right ascension 11h 36m 11s, declination +56° 50′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56593. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56593, HD 238020, Gaia DR3 845697481698182528. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 845697481698182528
- HIP
- 56593
- HD
- 238020
- gaia_dr3
- 845697481698182528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 845697481698182528
- HD 238020
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26