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Catalog/Ursa Major/HIP 56171

HIP 56171

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HIP 56171 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.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56171: right ascension 11h 30m 53s, declination +42° 50′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 56171. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56171, HD 100040, Gaia DR3 771869708298877824. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 56171
Right ascension
11h 30m 53s
Declination
+42° 50′ 19″
Magnitude
8.83
Distance
≈ 263 ly
Data: gaia-dr3