How to see it

HIP 55840 has a visual magnitude of about 9.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55840: right ascension 11h 26m 42s, declination +53° 42′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

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Catalog context

HIP 55840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55840, Gaia DR3 839868180285627008. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 839868180285627008

HIP

55840

gaia_dr3

839868180285627008

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 839868180285627008

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.88