How to see it
HIP 55596 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 55596: right ascension 11h 23m 18s, declination −23° 42′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55596, HD 98975, Gaia DR3 3535052380064129408. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3535052380064129408
- HIP
- 55596
- HD
- 98975
- gaia_dr3
- 3535052380064129408
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92