How to see it
HIP 117851 has a visual magnitude of about 8.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117851: right ascension 23h 54m 11s, declination +65° 47′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 117851. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117851, HD 223996, Gaia DR3 2017558314615792384. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2017558314615792384
- HIP
- 117851
- HD
- 223996
- gaia_dr3
- 2017558314615792384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2017558314615792384
- HD 223996
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.38