How to see it
HIP 116947 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116947: right ascension 23h 42m 21s, declination +37° 56′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 116947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116947, HD 222649, Gaia DR3 1919182432294744320. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1919182432294744320
- HIP
- 116947
- HD
- 222649
- gaia_dr3
- 1919182432294744320
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1919182432294744320
- HD 222649
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68