How to see it
HIP 55877 has a visual magnitude of about 6.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55877: right ascension 11h 27m 12s, declination +33° 7′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 55877. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55877, HD 99504, Gaia DR3 758867914581010432. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 758867914581010432
- HIP
- 55877
- HD
- 99504
- gaia_dr3
- 758867914581010432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 758867914581010432
- HD 99504
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.96