How to see it
HIP 117738 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117738: right ascension 23h 52m 41s, declination −16° 22′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117738. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117738, HD 223783, Gaia DR3 2415567883050135936. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2415567883050135936
- HIP
- 117738
- HD
- 223783
- gaia_dr3
- 2415567883050135936
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46