How to see it
55 Ori has a visual magnitude of about 5.31: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 55 Ori: right ascension 5h 51m 22s, declination −7° 31′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
55 Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27658, HD 39291, Gaia DR3 3018839092527305856. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3018839092527305856
- HIP
- 27658
- HD
- 39291
- gaia_dr3
- 3018839092527305856
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 55 Ori
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.31