---
title: "HIP 552"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-552"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 552 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-552"
---

# HIP 552

HIP 552 is a yellow [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Pisces](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/pisces), 2381 ly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 10.51 (V).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Yellow star
- **HOW FAR:** 2381 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 10.51 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Pisces](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/pisces) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Yellow star |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 2381 ly — by parallax |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 10.51 |
| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (V) | 1.19 |
| CONSTELLATION | Pisces |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 00h 06m 45.3s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −06° 15′ 40.7″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Luminosity (visual) | 29.0001 L☉ |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.759 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 10.45 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 10.56 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | 5.73 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | 3.4 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 0 km/s |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 552

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 552 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-552

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-552,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 552}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-552},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-552