How to see it
HIP 55202 has a visual magnitude of about 6.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55202: right ascension 11h 18m 9s, declination −62° 58′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 55202. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55202, HD 98386, Gaia DR3 5336792672583043072. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5336792672583043072
- HIP
- 55202
- HD
- 98386
- gaia_dr3
- 5336792672583043072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5336792672583043072
- HD 98386
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.98