How to see it
HIP 117855 has a visual magnitude of about 8.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117855: right ascension 23h 54m 17s, declination +55° 59′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 117855. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117855, HD 223988, Gaia DR3 1994773616195195904. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1994773616195195904
- HIP
- 117855
- HD
- 223988
- gaia_dr3
- 1994773616195195904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1994773616195195904
- HD 223988
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13