How to see it
HIP 55081 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55081: right ascension 11h 16m 36s, declination −3° 58′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55081. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55081, HD 98046, Gaia DR3 3789847913284456576. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3789847913284456576
- HIP
- 55081
- HD
- 98046
- gaia_dr3
- 3789847913284456576
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75