How to see it
HIP 55498 has a visual magnitude of about 9.38: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55498: right ascension 11h 21m 57s, declination +50° 41′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55498. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55498, HD 233828, Gaia DR3 838332781017023104. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 838332781017023104
- HIP
- 55498
- HD
- 233828
- gaia_dr3
- 838332781017023104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 838332781017023104
- HD 233828
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.38