How to see it
HIP 55503 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55503: right ascension 11h 22m 2s, declination +41° 1′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55503. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55503, HD 98735, Gaia DR3 771303013133735808. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 771303013133735808
- HIP
- 55503
- HD
- 98735
- gaia_dr3
- 771303013133735808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 771303013133735808
- HD 98735
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70