How to see it
HIP 55865 has a visual magnitude of about 6.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55865: right ascension 11h 27m 1s, declination −56° 16′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 55865. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55865, HD 99586, Gaia DR3 5345927140312228992. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5345927140312228992
- HIP
- 55865
- HD
- 99586
- gaia_dr3
- 5345927140312228992
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.35