How to see it
HIP 54938 has a visual magnitude of about 6.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54938: right ascension 11h 15m 2s, declination −33° 19′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 54938. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54938, HD 97840, Gaia DR3 5402602154339136512. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5402602154339136512
- HIP
- 54938
- HD
- 97840
- gaia_dr3
- 5402602154339136512
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5402602154339136512
- HD 97840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90