How to see it
HIP 117242 has a visual magnitude of about 8.70: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117242: right ascension 23h 46m 22s, declination +53° 36′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 117242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117242, HD 236211, Gaia DR3 1993500450439183872. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1993500450439183872
- HIP
- 117242
- HD
- 236211
- gaia_dr3
- 1993500450439183872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1993500450439183872
- HD 236211
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.70