How to see it
HIP 55951 has a visual magnitude of about 9.07: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55951: right ascension 11h 27m 58s, declination −19° 14′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55951. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55951, HD 99671, Gaia DR3 3545278422317769728. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3545278422317769728
- HIP
- 55951
- HD
- 99671
- gaia_dr3
- 3545278422317769728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3545278422317769728
- HD 99671
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.07