How to see it
HIP 117976 has a visual magnitude of about 7.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117976: right ascension 23h 55m 44s, declination −53° 49′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).
Catalog context
HIP 117976. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117976, HD 224164, Gaia DR3 6521284420179729408. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6521284420179729408
- HIP
- 117976
- HD
- 224164
- gaia_dr3
- 6521284420179729408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6521284420179729408
- HD 224164
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.29