How to see it
HIP 117893 has a visual magnitude of about 6.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117893: right ascension 23h 54m 49s, declination +74° 24′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).
Catalog context
HIP 117893. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117893, HD 224098, Gaia DR3 2229179290385668224. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2229179290385668224
- HIP
- 117893
- HD
- 224098
- gaia_dr3
- 2229179290385668224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.55