How to see it
HIP 56837 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56837: right ascension 11h 39m 6s, declination +44° 18′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56837. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56837, HD 101227, Gaia DR3 773579856901877248. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 773579856901877248
- HIP
- 56837
- HD
- 101227
- gaia_dr3
- 773579856901877248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 773579856901877248
- HD 101227
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28