Its story

HIP 55227 has a visual magnitude of about 8.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55227: right ascension 11h 18m 35s, declination +44° 33′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 55227. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55227, HD 98246, Gaia DR3 784915379403163008. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.