How to see it
HIP 115973 has a visual magnitude of about 8.75: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 115973: right ascension 23h 29m 50s, declination −71° 39′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).
Catalog context
HIP 115973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 115973, HD 221086, Gaia DR3 6381085069750562816. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6381085069750562816
- HIP
- 115973
- HD
- 221086
- gaia_dr3
- 6381085069750562816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6381085069750562816
- HD 221086
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.75