How to see it
HIP 55497 has a visual magnitude of about 6.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55497: right ascension 11h 21m 56s, declination −77° 36′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 55497. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55497, HD 99015, Gaia DR3 5200481371349292544. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5200481371349292544
- HIP
- 55497
- HD
- 99015
- gaia_dr3
- 5200481371349292544
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.40