How to see it
HIP 55776 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55776: right ascension 11h 25m 42s, declination −45° 52′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 55776. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55776, HD 99385, Gaia DR3 5375549014337250048. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5375549014337250048
- HIP
- 55776
- HD
- 99385
- gaia_dr3
- 5375549014337250048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80