How to see it
HIP 117838 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117838: right ascension 23h 53m 56s, declination −37° 24′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117838. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117838, HD 223948, Gaia DR3 2307527740201013760. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2307527740201013760
- HIP
- 117838
- HD
- 223948
- gaia_dr3
- 2307527740201013760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2307527740201013760
- HD 223948
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.71