How to see it
HIP 55017 has a visual magnitude of about 8.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55017: right ascension 11h 15m 53s, declination −30° 50′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 55017. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55017, HD 97979, Gaia DR3 5404219913900804096. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5404219913900804096
- HIP
- 55017
- HD
- 97979
- gaia_dr3
- 5404219913900804096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5404219913900804096
- HD 97979
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.21