How to see it
HIP 55006 has a visual magnitude of about 10.01: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55006: right ascension 11h 15m 45s, declination +58° 7′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55006. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55006, HD 237982, Gaia DR3 857428343053600896. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 857428343053600896
- HIP
- 55006
- HD
- 237982
- gaia_dr3
- 857428343053600896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 857428343053600896
- HD 237982
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.01