How to see it
HIP 55593 has a visual magnitude of about 7.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55593: right ascension 11h 23m 17s, declination +62° 43′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55593. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55593, HD 98838, Gaia DR3 863656423589804160. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 863656423589804160
- HIP
- 55593
- HD
- 98838
- gaia_dr3
- 863656423589804160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 863656423589804160
- HD 98838
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.89