How to see it

HIP 55878 has a visual magnitude of about 10.08: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55878: right ascension 11h 27m 12s, declination +51° 23′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

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Catalog context

HIP 55878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55878, Gaia DR3 838474480578570752. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 838474480578570752

HIP

55878

gaia_dr3

838474480578570752

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 838474480578570752

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

10.08