How to see it
HIP 56059 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56059: right ascension 11h 29m 23s, declination +42° 5′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56059. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56059, HD 99831, Gaia DR3 771083759347828608. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 771083759347828608
- HIP
- 56059
- HD
- 99831
- gaia_dr3
- 771083759347828608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 771083759347828608
- HD 99831
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87