How to see it
HIP 55553 has a visual magnitude of about 8.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55553: right ascension 11h 22m 44s, declination −19° 52′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55553. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55553, HD 98888, Gaia DR3 3545618033972573696. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3545618033972573696
- HIP
- 55553
- HD
- 98888
- gaia_dr3
- 3545618033972573696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3545618033972573696
- HD 98888
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.02