How to see it
HIP 55147 has a visual magnitude of about 8.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55147: right ascension 11h 17m 27s, declination +41° 46′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55147. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55147, HD 98087, Gaia DR3 771604691637266176. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 771604691637266176
- HIP
- 55147
- HD
- 98087
- gaia_dr3
- 771604691637266176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 771604691637266176
- HD 98087
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.50