How to see it
HIP 55071 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55071: right ascension 11h 16m 30s, declination +18° 38′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 55071. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55071, HD 98017, Gaia DR3 3972071143585956864. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3972071143585956864
- HIP
- 55071
- HD
- 98017
- gaia_dr3
- 3972071143585956864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3972071143585956864
- HD 98017
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87