How to see it
HIP 115240 has a visual magnitude of about 7.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 115240: right ascension 23h 20m 30s, declination +74° 2′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).
Catalog context
HIP 115240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 115240, HD 220179, Gaia DR3 2231785029866285312. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2231785029866285312
- HIP
- 115240
- HD
- 220179
- gaia_dr3
- 2231785029866285312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2231785029866285312
- HD 220179
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71