How to see it
HIP 55896 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55896: right ascension 11h 27m 26s, declination −60° 32′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 55896. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55896, HD 99683, Gaia DR3 5335995797215391744. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5335995797215391744
- HIP
- 55896
- HD
- 99683
- gaia_dr3
- 5335995797215391744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5335995797215391744
- HD 99683
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.71