Its story

HIP 55216 has a visual magnitude of about 8.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55216: right ascension 11h 18m 26s, declination +45° 51′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 55216. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55216, HD 98215, Gaia DR3 785269628305475584. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.