How to see it
HIP 55242 has a visual magnitude of about 8.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55242: right ascension 11h 18m 48s, declination +63° 31′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55242, HD 98229, Gaia DR3 1054597780379491712. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1054597780379491712
- HIP
- 55242
- HD
- 98229
- gaia_dr3
- 1054597780379491712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1054597780379491712
- HD 98229
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.08