How to see it
HIP 116042 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 116042: right ascension 23h 30m 47s, declination +33° 50′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 116042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116042, HD 221304, Gaia DR3 2872720834783634816. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2872720834783634816
- HIP
- 116042
- HD
- 221304
- gaia_dr3
- 2872720834783634816
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75