How to see it
HIP 55549 has a visual magnitude of about 6.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55549: right ascension 11h 22m 42s, declination +40° 10′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55549. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55549, HD 98823, Gaia DR3 770478138894713088. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 770478138894713088
- HIP
- 55549
- HD
- 98823
- gaia_dr3
- 770478138894713088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 770478138894713088
- HD 98823
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.48