How to see it
HIP 117228 has a visual magnitude of about 9.24: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117228: right ascension 23h 46m 9s, declination −49° 56′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 117228. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117228, HD 223026, Gaia DR3 6523080334985888768. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6523080334985888768
- HIP
- 117228
- HD
- 223026
- gaia_dr3
- 6523080334985888768
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6523080334985888768
- HD 223026
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.24