How to see it
Rasalnaqa has a visual magnitude of about 4.25: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Rasalnaqa: right ascension 23h 38m 8s, declination +43° 16′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
Rasalnaqa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Bayer/Flamsteed designation 17Iot And, HIP 116631, HD 222173, Gaia DR3 1925644949328127488. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1925644949328127488
- HIP
- 116631
- HD
- 222173
- gaia_dr3
- 1925644949328127488
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 17Iot And
Also known as
- 17Iot And
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1925644949328127488
- HD 222173
- HIP 116631
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.25