How to see it
HIP 54240 has a visual magnitude of about 7.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54240: right ascension 11h 5m 50s, declination +29° 59′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 54240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54240, HD 96198, Gaia DR3 732763653111599744. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 732763653111599744
- HIP
- 54240
- HD
- 96198
- gaia_dr3
- 732763653111599744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 732763653111599744
- HD 96198
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.32