How to see it
HIP 55039 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 55039: right ascension 11h 16m 2s, declination +64° 54′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55039. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55039, HD 97771, Gaia DR3 1055717843419477376. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1055717843419477376
- HIP
- 55039
- HD
- 97771
- gaia_dr3
- 1055717843419477376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1055717843419477376
- HD 97771
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68