How to see it
HIP 55830 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55830: right ascension 11h 26m 34s, declination −21° 21′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55830. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55830, HD 99459, Gaia DR3 3544391803629627136. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3544391803629627136
- HIP
- 55830
- HD
- 99459
- gaia_dr3
- 3544391803629627136
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88