How to see it
HIP 116262 has a visual magnitude of about 9.26: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116262: right ascension 23h 33m 26s, declination −35° 46′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 116262. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116262, HD 221566, Gaia DR3 6551267170259871744. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6551267170259871744
- HIP
- 116262
- HD
- 221566
- gaia_dr3
- 6551267170259871744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6551267170259871744
- HD 221566
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.26