How to see it
HIP 117956 has a visual magnitude of about 5.69: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117956: right ascension 23h 55m 33s, declination +47° 21′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 117956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117956, HD 224165, Gaia DR3 1927484707159336832. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1927484707159336832
- HIP
- 117956
- HD
- 224165
- gaia_dr3
- 1927484707159336832
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.69