How to see it
HIP 116948 has a visual magnitude of about 5.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116948: right ascension 23h 42m 21s, declination +64° 30′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 116948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116948, HD 222670, Gaia DR3 2017341569086066560. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2017341569086066560
- HIP
- 116948
- HD
- 222670
- gaia_dr3
- 2017341569086066560
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.50