How to see it
HIP 117889 has a visual magnitude of about 8.91: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117889: right ascension 23h 54m 48s, declination −38° 5′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117889. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117889, HD 224046, Gaia DR3 2307420640896443392. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2307420640896443392
- HIP
- 117889
- HD
- 224046
- gaia_dr3
- 2307420640896443392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2307420640896443392
- HD 224046
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.91