How to see it
HIP 117978 has a visual magnitude of about 6.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117978: right ascension 23h 55m 46s, declination −13° 9′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117978, HD 224172, Gaia DR3 2421064753995036160. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2421064753995036160
- HIP
- 117978
- HD
- 224172
- gaia_dr3
- 2421064753995036160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2421064753995036160
- HD 224172
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.26