Its story

HIP 55247 has a visual magnitude of about 8.62: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55247: right ascension 11h 18m 53s, declination −11° 46′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).

HIP 55247. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55247, HD 98378, Gaia DR3 3565560185600789504. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.