How to see it
HIP 112939 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 112939: right ascension 22h 52m 26s, declination −45° 59′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Grus constellation (IAU figure Gru).
Catalog context
HIP 112939. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 112939, HD 216291, Gaia DR3 6516605963846042624. In the SkyKeepsake Grus (Gru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6516605963846042624
- HIP
- 112939
- HD
- 216291
- gaia_dr3
- 6516605963846042624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6516605963846042624
- HD 216291
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70