How to see it
HIP 55473 has a visual magnitude of about 10.37: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55473: right ascension 11h 21m 37s, declination +52° 47′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55473. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55473, Gaia DR3 839696072356329984. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 839696072356329984
- HIP
- 55473
- gaia_dr3
- 839696072356329984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 839696072356329984
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.37