How to see it
HIP 117389 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117389: right ascension 23h 48m 7s, declination −50° 53′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 117389. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117389, HD 223256, Gaia DR3 6522170935791796736. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6522170935791796736
- HIP
- 117389
- HD
- 223256
- gaia_dr3
- 6522170935791796736
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65