How to see it
HIP 55116 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55116: right ascension 11h 17m 4s, declination −83° 23′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 55116. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55116, HD 98588, Gaia DR3 5191431600376691712. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5191431600376691712
- HIP
- 55116
- HD
- 98588
- gaia_dr3
- 5191431600376691712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5191431600376691712
- HD 98588
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.66