How to see it
HIP 55859 has a visual magnitude of about 7.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55859: right ascension 11h 26m 54s, declination +63° 6′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55859, HD 99402, Gaia DR3 863695284453854848. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 863695284453854848
- HIP
- 55859
- HD
- 99402
- gaia_dr3
- 863695284453854848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 863695284453854848
- HD 99402
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.86