How to see it
HIP 55996 has a visual magnitude of about 9.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55996: right ascension 11h 28m 32s, declination −6° 6′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 55996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55996, HD 99763, Gaia DR3 3785448629822407680. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3785448629822407680
- HIP
- 55996
- HD
- 99763
- gaia_dr3
- 3785448629822407680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3785448629822407680
- HD 99763
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.50