How to see it
HIP 55991 has a visual magnitude of about 8.86: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55991: right ascension 11h 28m 29s, declination +42° 48′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55991. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55991, HD 99707, Gaia DR3 771915784708044288. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 771915784708044288
- HIP
- 55991
- HD
- 99707
- gaia_dr3
- 771915784708044288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 771915784708044288
- HD 99707
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.86