How to see it
HIP 117542 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 117542: right ascension 23h 50m 15s, declination −29° 24′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117542. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117542, HD 223515, Gaia DR3 2327840667768506368. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2327840667768506368
- HIP
- 117542
- HD
- 223515
- gaia_dr3
- 2327840667768506368
Also known as
- GJ 1291A
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2327840667768506368
- HD 223515
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.66