How to see it

HIP 55161 has a visual magnitude of about 10.96: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55161: right ascension 11h 17m 36s, declination +46° 23′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

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Catalog context

HIP 55161. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55161, Gaia DR3 788347676748231168. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 788347676748231168

HIP

55161

gaia_dr3

788347676748231168

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 788347676748231168

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

10.96