How to see it
HIP 55068 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55068: right ascension 11h 16m 28s, declination −45° 52′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 55068. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55068, HD 98096, Gaia DR3 5374950841357753856. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5374950841357753856
- HIP
- 55068
- HD
- 98096
- gaia_dr3
- 5374950841357753856
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.82