How to see it
HIP 117277 has a visual magnitude of about 8.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117277: right ascension 23h 46m 52s, declination −24° 17′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117277. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117277, HD 223118, Gaia DR3 2338752697903817216. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2338752697903817216
- HIP
- 117277
- HD
- 223118
- gaia_dr3
- 2338752697903817216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2338752697903817216
- HD 223118
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.24