How to see it
HIP 112721 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 112721: right ascension 22h 49m 40s, declination +80° 22′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 112721. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 112721, HD 216508, Gaia DR3 2286032459678413056. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2286032459678413056
- HIP
- 112721
- HD
- 216508
- gaia_dr3
- 2286032459678413056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2286032459678413056
- HD 216508
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72