How to see it
HIP 115540 has a visual magnitude of about 8.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 115540: right ascension 23h 24m 15s, declination +50° 2′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Lacerta constellation (IAU figure Lac).
Catalog context
HIP 115540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 115540, HD 220563, Gaia DR3 1943147284659004160. In the SkyKeepsake Lacerta (Lac) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1943147284659004160
- HIP
- 115540
- HD
- 220563
- gaia_dr3
- 1943147284659004160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1943147284659004160
- HD 220563
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.09