How to see it

HIP 56974 has a visual magnitude of about 9.95: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56974: right ascension 11h 40m 46s, declination +51° 59′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

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Catalog context

HIP 56974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56974, Gaia DR3 792013792114665984. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 792013792114665984

HIP

56974

gaia_dr3

792013792114665984

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 792013792114665984

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.95