How to see it
HIP 55308 has a visual magnitude of about 6.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55308: right ascension 11h 19m 36s, declination −75° 8′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 55308. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55308, HD 98672, Gaia DR3 5225506771394571264. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5225506771394571264
- HIP
- 55308
- HD
- 98672
- gaia_dr3
- 5225506771394571264
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5225506771394571264
- HD 98672
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.26