How to see it
HIP 117563 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117563: right ascension 23h 50m 31s, declination −13° 6′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117563. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117563, HD 223541, Gaia DR3 2420362062984787712. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2420362062984787712
- HIP
- 117563
- HD
- 223541
- gaia_dr3
- 2420362062984787712
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85