How to see it
HIP 116856 has a visual magnitude of about 7.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116856: right ascension 23h 41m 11s, declination +68° 21′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).
Catalog context
HIP 116856. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116856, HD 222568, Gaia DR3 2214095124727608832. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2214095124727608832
- HIP
- 116856
- HD
- 222568
- gaia_dr3
- 2214095124727608832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2214095124727608832
- HD 222568
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.56