How to see it
HIP 117860 has a visual magnitude of about 6.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117860: right ascension 23h 54m 21s, declination −27° 2′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117860. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117860, HD 223991, Gaia DR3 2334419836112293120. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2334419836112293120
- HIP
- 117860
- HD
- 223991
- gaia_dr3
- 2334419836112293120
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81