How to see it
HIP 56629 has a visual magnitude of about 8.83: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56629: right ascension 11h 36m 40s, declination −55° 9′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 56629. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56629, HD 100940, Gaia DR3 5343426713415386112. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5343426713415386112
- HIP
- 56629
- HD
- 100940
- gaia_dr3
- 5343426713415386112
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5343426713415386112
- HD 100940
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.83