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Catalog/Ursa Major/HIP 55217

HIP 55217

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HIP 55217 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55217: right ascension 11h 18m 29s, declination +55° 16′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 55217. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55217, HD 237986, Gaia DR3 843969667894652416. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 55217
Right ascension
11h 18m 29s
Declination
+55° 16′ 31″
Magnitude
8.61
Distance
≈ 2,189 ly
Data: gaia-dr3