How to see it
HIP 55409 has a visual magnitude of about 7.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55409: right ascension 11h 20m 52s, declination −23° 13′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55409. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55409, HD 98649, Gaia DR3 3538141457982396928. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3538141457982396928
- HIP
- 55409
- HD
- 98649
- gaia_dr3
- 3538141457982396928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3538141457982396928
- HD 98649
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.84