How to see it
HIP 55047 has a visual magnitude of about 8.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55047: right ascension 11h 16m 8s, declination +40° 31′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55047. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55047, HD 97906, Gaia DR3 765294560044998656. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 765294560044998656
- HIP
- 55047
- HD
- 97906
- gaia_dr3
- 765294560044998656
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 765294560044998656
- HD 97906
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.78