How to see it
HIP 116955 has a visual magnitude of about 6.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116955: right ascension 23h 42m 26s, declination −61° 3′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).
Catalog context
HIP 116955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116955, HD 222617, Gaia DR3 6487958909936255744. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6487958909936255744
- HIP
- 116955
- HD
- 222617
- gaia_dr3
- 6487958909936255744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.86