How to see it
HIP 55257 has a visual magnitude of about 6.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55257: right ascension 11h 19m 4s, declination −75° 49′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 55257. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55257, HD 98627, Gaia DR3 5225449940386956800. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5225449940386956800
- HIP
- 55257
- HD
- 98627
- gaia_dr3
- 5225449940386956800
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60