How to see it
HIP 56259 has a visual magnitude of about 8.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56259: right ascension 11h 31m 55s, declination +58° 25′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56259, HD 238008, Gaia DR3 858048398892106496. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 858048398892106496
- HIP
- 56259
- HD
- 238008
- gaia_dr3
- 858048398892106496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 858048398892106496
- HD 238008
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.74