How to see it
HIP 55179 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55179: right ascension 11h 17m 51s, declination −45° 30′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 55179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55179, HD 98286, Gaia DR3 5376276547438616192. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5376276547438616192
- HIP
- 55179
- HD
- 98286
- gaia_dr3
- 5376276547438616192
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92