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HIP 55517

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HIP 55517 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55517: right ascension 11h 22m 15s, declination −56° 36′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 55517. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55517, HD 98896, Gaia DR3 5345858249046804352. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 55517
Right ascension
11h 22m 15s
Declination
−56° 36′ 10″
Magnitude
6.72
Distance
≈ 1,297 ly
Data: gaia-dr3