How to see it

HIP 56461 has a visual magnitude of about 10.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56461: right ascension 11h 34m 35s, declination +40° 9′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

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Catalog context

HIP 56461. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56461, Gaia DR3 767616793027391104. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 767616793027391104

HIP

56461

gaia_dr3

767616793027391104

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 767616793027391104

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

10.97