How to see it
HIP 55044 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55044: right ascension 11h 16m 4s, declination +52° 46′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55044. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55044, HD 97855, Gaia DR3 842361185463337728. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 842361185463337728
- HIP
- 55044
- HD
- 97855
- gaia_dr3
- 842361185463337728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 842361185463337728
- Gl 421.1A
- HD 97855
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39