How to see it
HIP 117640 has a visual magnitude of about 7.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117640: right ascension 23h 51m 28s, declination −32° 25′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117640. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117640, HD 223655, Gaia DR3 2314131922433868288. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2314131922433868288
- HIP
- 117640
- HD
- 223655
- gaia_dr3
- 2314131922433868288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2314131922433868288
- HD 223655
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.66