How to see it
HIP 55303 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 55303: right ascension 11h 19m 32s, declination −47° 23′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 55303. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55303, HD 98517, Gaia DR3 5374540624733362432. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5374540624733362432
- HIP
- 55303
- HD
- 98517
- gaia_dr3
- 5374540624733362432
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75