How to see it
HIP 55537 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55537: right ascension 11h 22m 32s, declination −53° 22′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 55537. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55537, HD 98922, Gaia DR3 5348312633858297344. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5348312633858297344
- HIP
- 55537
- HD
- 98922
- gaia_dr3
- 5348312633858297344
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73