How to see it
HIP 55455 has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55455: right ascension 11h 21m 26s, declination +6° 38′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 55455. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55455, HD 98697, Gaia DR3 3817423630549029504. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3817423630549029504
- HIP
- 55455
- HD
- 98697
- gaia_dr3
- 3817423630549029504
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56