How to see it
HIP 113971 has a visual magnitude of about 7.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 113971: right ascension 23h 4m 54s, declination −76° 55′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 113971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 113971, HD 217689, Gaia DR3 6354233728786102272. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6354233728786102272
- HIP
- 113971
- HD
- 217689
- gaia_dr3
- 6354233728786102272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6354233728786102272
- HD 217689
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.54