How to see it
HIP 55936 has a visual magnitude of about 5.04: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55936: right ascension 11h 27m 50s, declination +45° 11′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55936. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55936, HD 99592, Gaia DR3 784579822198772352. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 784579822198772352
- HIP
- 55936
- HD
- 99592
- gaia_dr3
- 784579822198772352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 784579822198772352
- HD 99592
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.04