How to see it
HIP 55798 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55798: right ascension 11h 25m 59s, declination −49° 1′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 55798. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55798, HD 99433, Gaia DR3 5373258869060124672. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5373258869060124672
- HIP
- 55798
- HD
- 99433
- gaia_dr3
- 5373258869060124672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5373258869060124672
- HD 99433
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16