Its story

HIP 55086 has a visual magnitude of about 5.58: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55086: right ascension 11h 16m 42s, declination +49° 28′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 55086. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55086, HD 97989, Gaia DR3 837827795942978432. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.