How to see it
HIP 54971 has a visual magnitude of about 6.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54971: right ascension 11h 15m 22s, declination −66° 30′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 54971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54971, HD 98027, Gaia DR3 5235434090107342592. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5235434090107342592
- HIP
- 54971
- HD
- 98027
- gaia_dr3
- 5235434090107342592
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.11