How to see it
HIP 55485 has a visual magnitude of about 6.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55485: right ascension 11h 21m 49s, declination +57° 4′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55485. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55485, HD 98673, Gaia DR3 856414421534060032. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 856414421534060032
- HIP
- 55485
- HD
- 98673
- gaia_dr3
- 856414421534060032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 856414421534060032
- HD 98673
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.41