How to see it
HIP 55268 has a visual magnitude of about 8.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55268: right ascension 11h 19m 9s, declination +53° 18′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55268. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55268, Gaia DR3 842764706230193280. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 842764706230193280
- HIP
- 55268
- gaia_dr3
- 842764706230193280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 842764706230193280
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.93