How to see it
HIP 55894 has a visual magnitude of about 7.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55894: right ascension 11h 27m 24s, declination −18° 31′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55894. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55894, HD 99598, Gaia DR3 3546139236843454464. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3546139236843454464
- HIP
- 55894
- HD
- 99598
- gaia_dr3
- 3546139236843454464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3546139236843454464
- HD 99598
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.31