Its story

HIP 55493 has a visual magnitude of about 9.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55493: right ascension 11h 21m 52s, declination +49° 40′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 55493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55493, HD 233827, Gaia DR3 790184204765334272. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.