How to see it
HIP 55001 has a visual magnitude of about 8.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55001: right ascension 11h 15m 41s, declination −16° 21′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55001. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55001, HD 97909, Gaia DR3 3559587466641942528. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3559587466641942528
- HIP
- 55001
- HD
- 97909
- gaia_dr3
- 3559587466641942528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3559587466641942528
- HD 97909
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31