How to see it
HIP 118259 has a visual magnitude of about 7.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 118259: right ascension 23h 59m 12s, declination +53° 33′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 118259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 118259, HD 224611, Gaia DR3 1945461889773383168. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1945461889773383168
- HIP
- 118259
- HD
- 224611
- gaia_dr3
- 1945461889773383168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1945461889773383168
- HD 224611
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.06