How to see it
HIP 550 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 550: right ascension 0h 6m 42s, declination +56° 19′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 550. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 550, HD 175, Gaia DR3 420961465654548608. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 420961465654548608
- HIP
- 550
- HD
- 175
- gaia_dr3
- 420961465654548608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 420961465654548608
- HD 175
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.55