How to see it
HIP 117656 has a visual magnitude of about 6.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117656: right ascension 23h 51m 40s, declination +4° 41′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 117656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117656, HD 223685, Gaia DR3 2743570412278074880. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2743570412278074880
- HIP
- 117656
- HD
- 223685
- gaia_dr3
- 2743570412278074880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2743570412278074880
- HD 223685
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.25