How to see it
HIP 55046 has a visual magnitude of about 6.59: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55046: right ascension 11h 16m 8s, declination −68° 11′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 55046. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55046, HD 98134, Gaia DR3 5235225045454037632. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5235225045454037632
- HIP
- 55046
- HD
- 98134
- gaia_dr3
- 5235225045454037632
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.59