How to see it
HIP 55073 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55073: right ascension 11h 16m 32s, declination +42° 21′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55073. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55073, HD 97973, Gaia DR3 783654514443440128. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 783654514443440128
- HIP
- 55073
- HD
- 97973
- gaia_dr3
- 783654514443440128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 783654514443440128
- HD 97973
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33