How to see it
HIP 55244 has a visual magnitude of about 7.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55244: right ascension 11h 18m 49s, declination +44° 32′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55244. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55244, HD 98344, Gaia DR3 784912561904615552. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 784912561904615552
- HIP
- 55244
- HD
- 98344
- gaia_dr3
- 784912561904615552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 784912561904615552
- HD 98344
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.97