How to see it
HIP 116251 has a visual magnitude of about 6.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116251: right ascension 23h 33m 21s, declination +60° 24′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 116251. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116251, HD 221639, Gaia DR3 2012216715329963776. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2012216715329963776
- HIP
- 116251
- HD
- 221639
- gaia_dr3
- 2012216715329963776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2012216715329963776
- HD 221639
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.95