How to see it
HIP 117178 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117178: right ascension 23h 45m 25s, declination +57° 22′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 117178. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117178, HD 222993, Gaia DR3 1998269857011725824. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1998269857011725824
- HIP
- 117178
- HD
- 222993
- gaia_dr3
- 1998269857011725824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1998269857011725824
- HD 222993
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28