How to see it
HIP 55048 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 55048: right ascension 11h 16m 9s, declination +78° 18′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 55048. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55048, HD 97619, Gaia DR3 1129090041047434624. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1129090041047434624
- HIP
- 55048
- HD
- 97619
- gaia_dr3
- 1129090041047434624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1129090041047434624
- HD 97619
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.48