How to see it
HIP 55883 has a visual magnitude of about 8.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55883: right ascension 11h 27m 14s, declination +54° 57′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55883. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55883, HD 99472, Gaia DR3 843197638933262080. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 843197638933262080
- HIP
- 55883
- HD
- 99472
- gaia_dr3
- 843197638933262080
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 843197638933262080
- HD 99472
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.18