How to see it
HIP 117551 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117551: right ascension 23h 50m 22s, declination +51° 37′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 117551. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117551, HD 223552, Gaia DR3 1944272909690507392. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1944272909690507392
- HIP
- 117551
- HD
- 223552
- gaia_dr3
- 1944272909690507392
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38