How to see it
HIP 55512 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55512: right ascension 11h 22m 10s, declination +46° 35′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55512. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55512, HD 98734, Gaia DR3 788318436610823680. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 788318436610823680
- HIP
- 55512
- HD
- 98734
- gaia_dr3
- 788318436610823680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 788318436610823680
- HD 98734
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.98