How to see it
HIP 117227 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117227: right ascension 23h 46m 8s, declination +60° 28′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 117227. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117227, HD 223070, Gaia DR3 2011784779061714944. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2011784779061714944
- HIP
- 117227
- HD
- 223070
- gaia_dr3
- 2011784779061714944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2011784779061714944
- HD 223070
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88