How to see it
HIP 112246 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 112246: right ascension 22h 44m 7s, declination +80° 26′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 112246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 112246, HD 215867, Gaia DR3 2286077058618751616. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2286077058618751616
- HIP
- 112246
- HD
- 215867
- gaia_dr3
- 2286077058618751616
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78