How to see it
HIP 55449 has a visual magnitude of about 8.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55449: right ascension 11h 21m 23s, declination +46° 26′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55449. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55449, HD 98628, Gaia DR3 788315756551237760. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 788315756551237760
- HIP
- 55449
- HD
- 98628
- gaia_dr3
- 788315756551237760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 788315756551237760
- HD 98628
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.37