How to see it
HIP 54958 has a visual magnitude of about 7.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54958: right ascension 11h 15m 17s, declination −77° 31′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 54958. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54958, HD 98143, Gaia DR3 5201142418353127424. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5201142418353127424
- HIP
- 54958
- HD
- 98143
- gaia_dr3
- 5201142418353127424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5201142418353127424
- HD 98143
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.39