How to see it
HIP 56884 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56884: right ascension 11h 39m 40s, declination −4° 59′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 56884. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56884, HD 101339, Gaia DR3 3599809354331599360. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3599809354331599360
- HIP
- 56884
- HD
- 101339
- gaia_dr3
- 3599809354331599360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3599809354331599360
- HD 101339
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68