How to see it
HIP 55209 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55209: right ascension 11h 18m 21s, declination +11° 59′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 55209. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55209, HD 98280, Gaia DR3 3964066870734853504. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3964066870734853504
- HIP
- 55209
- HD
- 98280
- gaia_dr3
- 3964066870734853504
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65