Its story

HIP 55878 has a visual magnitude of about 10.08: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55878: right ascension 11h 27m 12s, declination +51° 23′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 55878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55878, Gaia DR3 838474480578570752. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.