How to see it
HIP 115979 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 115979: right ascension 23h 29m 53s, declination +35° 0′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 115979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 115979, HD 221217, Gaia DR3 1912435794587844864. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1912435794587844864
- HIP
- 115979
- HD
- 221217
- gaia_dr3
- 1912435794587844864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1912435794587844864
- HD 221217
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75