Its story

HIP 54993 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54993: right ascension 11h 15m 36s, declination +19° 37′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 54993. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54993, HD 97874, Gaia DR3 3990192156068614144. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.