How to see it
HIP 56786 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56786: right ascension 11h 38m 33s, declination +61° 16′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56786. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56786, HD 101120, Gaia DR3 859544490620343808. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 859544490620343808
- HIP
- 56786
- HD
- 101120
- gaia_dr3
- 859544490620343808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 859544490620343808
- HD 101120
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32