How to see it
HIP 55950 has a visual magnitude of about 6.61: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55950: right ascension 11h 27m 57s, declination +44° 52′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55950. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55950, HD 99606, Gaia DR3 784513748421928704. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 784513748421928704
- HIP
- 55950
- HD
- 99606
- gaia_dr3
- 784513748421928704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 784513748421928704
- HD 99606
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.61