How to see it
HIP 55594 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55594: right ascension 11h 23m 17s, declination −58° 47′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 55594. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55594, HD 99048, Gaia DR3 5339220737888398208. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5339220737888398208
- HIP
- 55594
- HD
- 99048
- gaia_dr3
- 5339220737888398208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78