How to see it
HIP 118285 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 118285: right ascension 23h 59m 31s, declination +86° 42′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 118285. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 118285, HD 224687, Gaia DR3 2301315946182038272. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2301315946182038272
- HIP
- 118285
- HD
- 224687
- gaia_dr3
- 2301315946182038272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2301315946182038272
- HD 224687
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74