How to see it
HIP 116261 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116261: right ascension 23h 33m 26s, declination −31° 17′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 116261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116261, HD 221578, Gaia DR3 2325925455951910400. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2325925455951910400
- HIP
- 116261
- HD
- 221578
- gaia_dr3
- 2325925455951910400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2325925455951910400
- HD 221578
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84