How to see it
HIP 117009 has a visual magnitude of about 8.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117009: right ascension 23h 43m 13s, declination +58° 59′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 117009. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117009, HD 240372, Gaia DR3 2011420634553244160. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2011420634553244160
- HIP
- 117009
- HD
- 240372
- gaia_dr3
- 2011420634553244160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2011420634553244160
- HD 240372
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.74