How to see it
HIP 117778 has a visual magnitude of about 7.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117778: right ascension 23h 53m 7s, declination +25° 59′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 117778. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117778, HD 223869, Gaia DR3 2852670278177474560. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2852670278177474560
- HIP
- 117778
- HD
- 223869
- gaia_dr3
- 2852670278177474560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2852670278177474560
- HD 223869
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.26