How to see it
HIP 117557 has a visual magnitude of about 6.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117557: right ascension 23h 50m 27s, declination −14° 34′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117557. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117557, HD 223542, Gaia DR3 2419352122899311104. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2419352122899311104
- HIP
- 117557
- HD
- 223542
- gaia_dr3
- 2419352122899311104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2419352122899311104
- HD 223542
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.24