How to see it
HIP 55796 has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55796: right ascension 11h 25m 55s, declination +52° 7′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55796. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55796, HD 99266, Gaia DR3 838750526716583296. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 838750526716583296
- HIP
- 55796
- HD
- 99266
- gaia_dr3
- 838750526716583296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 838750526716583296
- HD 99266
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.22