How to see it
HIP 117553 has a visual magnitude of about 6.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117553: right ascension 23h 50m 24s, declination +63° 44′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 117553. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117553, HD 223578, Gaia DR3 2016364932186491520. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2016364932186491520
- HIP
- 117553
- HD
- 223578
- gaia_dr3
- 2016364932186491520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.36