How to see it
HIP 56459 has a visual magnitude of about 8.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56459: right ascension 11h 34m 34s, declination +58° 9′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56459. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56459, HD 238015, Gaia DR3 857982771791815936. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 857982771791815936
- HIP
- 56459
- HD
- 238015
- gaia_dr3
- 857982771791815936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 857982771791815936
- HD 238015
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.52