How to see it
HIP 54978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.32: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54978: right ascension 11h 15m 27s, declination +9° 18′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 54978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54978, Gaia DR3 3819031425786065408. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3819031425786065408
- HIP
- 54978
- gaia_dr3
- 3819031425786065408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3819031425786065408
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.32