How to see it
HIP 55729 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55729: right ascension 11h 25m 6s, declination +43° 12′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55729. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55729, HD 99163, Gaia DR3 771798652359644672. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 771798652359644672
- HIP
- 55729
- HD
- 99163
- gaia_dr3
- 771798652359644672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 771798652359644672
- HD 99163
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.63