How to see it
HIP 55908 has a visual magnitude of about 10.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55908: right ascension 11h 27m 34s, declination +42° 17′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 55908. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55908, Gaia DR3 771831255456023424. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 771831255456023424
- HIP
- 55908
- gaia_dr3
- 771831255456023424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 771831255456023424
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.92