How to see it
HIP 55668 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55668: right ascension 11h 24m 23s, declination −27° 1′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55668. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55668, HD 99140, Gaia DR3 3531640939080458752. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3531640939080458752
- HIP
- 55668
- HD
- 99140
- gaia_dr3
- 3531640939080458752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3531640939080458752
- HD 99140
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25