How to see it
HIP 117869 has a visual magnitude of about 8.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117869: right ascension 23h 54m 29s, declination −32° 28′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117869, HD 224007, Gaia DR3 2314155012178130432. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2314155012178130432
- HIP
- 117869
- HD
- 224007
- gaia_dr3
- 2314155012178130432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2314155012178130432
- HD 224007
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.78