How to see it
HIP 55389 has a visual magnitude of about 6.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55389: right ascension 11h 20m 31s, declination −10° 17′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55389. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55389, HD 98591, Gaia DR3 3590528926437349120. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3590528926437349120
- HIP
- 55389
- HD
- 98591
- gaia_dr3
- 3590528926437349120
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.24