How to see it
HIP 55228 has a visual magnitude of about 6.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55228: right ascension 11h 18m 37s, declination −24° 20′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55228. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55228, HD 98346, Gaia DR3 3534597422768361984. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3534597422768361984
- HIP
- 55228
- HD
- 98346
- gaia_dr3
- 3534597422768361984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3534597422768361984
- HD 98346
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.33