How to see it
HIP 55784 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 55784: right ascension 11h 25m 48s, declination +40° 56′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55784. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55784, HD 99284, Gaia DR3 770617914310334848. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 770617914310334848
- HIP
- 55784
- HD
- 99284
- gaia_dr3
- 770617914310334848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 770617914310334848
- HD 99284
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.32