Its story

HIP 55840 has a visual magnitude of about 9.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55840: right ascension 11h 26m 42s, declination +53° 42′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 55840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55840, Gaia DR3 839868180285627008. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.