How to see it
HIP 55488 has a visual magnitude of about 6.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55488: right ascension 11h 21m 50s, declination +9° 10′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 55488. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55488, HD 98747, Gaia DR3 3914821016237079808. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3914821016237079808
- HIP
- 55488
- HD
- 98747
- gaia_dr3
- 3914821016237079808
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.64