How to see it
HIP 117279 has a visual magnitude of about 6.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117279: right ascension 23h 46m 52s, declination +17° 31′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 117279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117279, HD 223131, Gaia DR3 2821594128207353856. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2821594128207353856
- HIP
- 117279
- HD
- 223131
- gaia_dr3
- 2821594128207353856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2821594128207353856
- HD 223131
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.96