How to see it
HIP 116979 has a visual magnitude of about 7.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116979: right ascension 23h 42m 51s, declination +10° 28′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 116979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116979, HD 222696, Gaia DR3 2760128679435731968. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2760128679435731968
- HIP
- 116979
- HD
- 222696
- gaia_dr3
- 2760128679435731968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2760128679435731968
- HD 222696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.74