How to see it
HIP 55589 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55589: right ascension 11h 23m 15s, declination +6° 35′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 55589. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55589, HD 98947, Gaia DR3 3817410780006933504. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3817410780006933504
- HIP
- 55589
- HD
- 98947
- gaia_dr3
- 3817410780006933504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3817410780006933504
- HD 98947
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68