How to see it
HIP 117170 has a visual magnitude of about 9.08: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117170: right ascension 23h 45m 20s, declination −30° 31′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117170. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117170, HD 222943, Gaia DR3 2327381621663540736. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2327381621663540736
- HIP
- 117170
- HD
- 222943
- gaia_dr3
- 2327381621663540736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2327381621663540736
- HD 222943
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.08