How to see it
HIP 55288 has a visual magnitude of about 6.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55288: right ascension 11h 19m 22s, declination −1° 39′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55288. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55288, HD 98427, Gaia DR3 3790864411783833600. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3790864411783833600
- HIP
- 55288
- HD
- 98427
- gaia_dr3
- 3790864411783833600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3790864411783833600
- HD 98427
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94