How to see it
HIP 55905 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55905: right ascension 11h 27m 33s, declination +56° 34′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55905. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55905, HD 99532, Gaia DR3 844142806616212608. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 844142806616212608
- HIP
- 55905
- HD
- 99532
- gaia_dr3
- 844142806616212608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 844142806616212608
- HD 99532
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.04