How to see it
HIP 55272 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55272: right ascension 11h 19m 12s, declination +55° 54′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55272. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55272, HD 98316, Gaia DR3 844193418509941376. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 844193418509941376
- HIP
- 55272
- HD
- 98316
- gaia_dr3
- 844193418509941376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 844193418509941376
- HD 98316
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29