How to see it
HIP 55040 has a visual magnitude of about 7.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55040: right ascension 11h 16m 2s, declination −8° 54′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55040, HD 97976, Gaia DR3 3783089661984898560. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3783089661984898560
- HIP
- 55040
- HD
- 97976
- gaia_dr3
- 3783089661984898560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3783089661984898560
- HD 97976
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.40