How to see it
HIP 117657 has a visual magnitude of about 8.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117657: right ascension 23h 51m 41s, declination −70° 52′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).
Catalog context
HIP 117657. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117657, HD 223643, Gaia DR3 6386328301401880576. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6386328301401880576
- HIP
- 117657
- HD
- 223643
- gaia_dr3
- 6386328301401880576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6386328301401880576
- HD 223643
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.35