How to see it
HIP 117257 has a visual magnitude of about 6.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117257: right ascension 23h 46m 34s, declination +64° 18′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 117257. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117257, HD 223109, Gaia DR3 2017110710306768128. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2017110710306768128
- HIP
- 117257
- HD
- 223109
- gaia_dr3
- 2017110710306768128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2017110710306768128
- HD 223109
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.97