How to see it
HIP 55493 has a visual magnitude of about 9.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55493: right ascension 11h 21m 52s, declination +49° 40′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55493, HD 233827, Gaia DR3 790184204765334272. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 790184204765334272
- HIP
- 55493
- HD
- 233827
- gaia_dr3
- 790184204765334272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 790184204765334272
- HD 233827
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.51