How to see it
HIP 117340 has a visual magnitude of about 6.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117340: right ascension 23h 47m 33s, declination +46° 49′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 117340. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117340, HD 223229, Gaia DR3 1939381285534581504. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1939381285534581504
- HIP
- 117340
- HD
- 223229
- gaia_dr3
- 1939381285534581504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1939381285534581504
- HD 223229
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.16