How to see it
HIP 55059 has a visual magnitude of about 9.10: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55059: right ascension 11h 16m 19s, declination +61° 48′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55059. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55059, Gaia DR3 862049727864300032. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 862049727864300032
- HIP
- 55059
- gaia_dr3
- 862049727864300032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 862049727864300032
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.10