How to see it
HIP 55226 has a visual magnitude of about 9.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55226: right ascension 11h 18m 35s, declination +54° 37′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55226. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55226, HD 237987, Gaia DR3 843141907438572032. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 843141907438572032
- HIP
- 55226
- HD
- 237987
- gaia_dr3
- 843141907438572032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 843141907438572032
- HD 237987
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.97