How to see it
HIP 115857 has a visual magnitude of about 7.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 115857: right ascension 23h 28m 25s, declination −38° 38′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 115857. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 115857, HD 220982, Gaia DR3 6538468137654056960. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6538468137654056960
- HIP
- 115857
- HD
- 220982
- gaia_dr3
- 6538468137654056960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6538468137654056960
- HD 220982
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.12