How to see it
HIP 56854 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56854: right ascension 11h 39m 23s, declination +52° 11′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56854. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56854, HD 101254, Gaia DR3 840064095218194432. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 840064095218194432
- HIP
- 56854
- HD
- 101254
- gaia_dr3
- 840064095218194432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 840064095218194432
- HD 101254
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39