How to see it
HIP 116493 has a visual magnitude of about 8.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116493: right ascension 23h 36m 21s, declination +62° 25′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 116493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116493, HD 221990, Gaia DR3 2015819746216472832. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2015819746216472832
- HIP
- 116493
- HD
- 221990
- gaia_dr3
- 2015819746216472832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2015819746216472832
- HD 221990
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.05