How to see it
HIP 55881 has a visual magnitude of about 8.56: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55881: right ascension 11h 27m 13s, declination +62° 6′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55881. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55881, HD 99455, Gaia DR3 862831205753764480. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 862831205753764480
- HIP
- 55881
- HD
- 99455
- gaia_dr3
- 862831205753764480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 862831205753764480
- HD 99455
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.56