How to see it
HIP 117797 has a visual magnitude of about 6.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117797: right ascension 23h 53m 21s, declination −24° 13′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117797. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117797, HD 223884, Gaia DR3 2338377459496220032. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2338377459496220032
- HIP
- 117797
- HD
- 223884
- gaia_dr3
- 2338377459496220032
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.20