How to see it
HIP 55459 has a visual magnitude of about 7.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55459: right ascension 11h 21m 29s, declination +58° 29′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55459. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55459, HD 98618, Gaia DR3 856774374153131008. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 856774374153131008
- HIP
- 55459
- HD
- 98618
- gaia_dr3
- 856774374153131008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 856774374153131008
- HD 98618
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.51