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Catalog/Ursa Major/HIP 56259

HIP 56259

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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.

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).

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.

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FactsHIP 56259
Right ascension
11h 31m 55s
Declination
+58° 25′ 51″
Magnitude
8.74
Distance
≈ 380 ly
Data: gaia-dr3