How to see it
HIP 115942 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 115942: right ascension 23h 29m 26s, declination −52° 40′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).
Catalog context
HIP 115942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 115942, HD 221099, Gaia DR3 6501150609928687232. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6501150609928687232
- HIP
- 115942
- HD
- 221099
- gaia_dr3
- 6501150609928687232
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.55