How to see it
HIP 55994 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 55994: right ascension 11h 28m 30s, declination +43° 57′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55994. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55994, HD 99706, Gaia DR3 784227772318969472. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 784227772318969472
- HIP
- 55994
- HD
- 99706
- gaia_dr3
- 784227772318969472
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 784227772318969472
- HD 99706
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.39