How to see it
HIP 118298 has a visual magnitude of about 6.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 118298: right ascension 23h 59m 41s, declination −5° 53′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 118298. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 118298, HD 224661, Gaia DR3 2443066462703390208. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2443066462703390208
- HIP
- 118298
- HD
- 224661
- gaia_dr3
- 2443066462703390208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2443066462703390208
- HD 224661
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.27