How to see it
HIP 117040 has a visual magnitude of about 7.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117040: right ascension 23h 43m 34s, declination +59° 57′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 117040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117040, HD 240375, Gaia DR3 2011709462513617664. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2011709462513617664
- HIP
- 117040
- HD
- 240375
- gaia_dr3
- 2011709462513617664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2011709462513617664
- HD 240375
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.15