How to see it
HIP 55217 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55217: right ascension 11h 18m 29s, declination +55° 16′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55217. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55217, HD 237986, Gaia DR3 843969667894652416. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 843969667894652416
- HIP
- 55217
- HD
- 237986
- gaia_dr3
- 843969667894652416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 843969667894652416
- HD 237986
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61