How to see it
HIP 55552 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 55552: right ascension 11h 22m 44s, declination −42° 56′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 55552. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55552, HD 98938, Gaia DR3 5382951510730339712. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5382951510730339712
- HIP
- 55552
- HD
- 98938
- gaia_dr3
- 5382951510730339712
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60