How to see it
HIP 55008 has a visual magnitude of about 8.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55008: right ascension 11h 15m 46s, declination −29° 33′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 55008. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55008, HD 97956, Gaia DR3 3530838433029903872. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3530838433029903872
- HIP
- 55008
- HD
- 97956
- gaia_dr3
- 3530838433029903872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3530838433029903872
- HD 97956
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.49