How to see it
HIP 117521 has a visual magnitude of about 9.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117521: right ascension 23h 50m 1s, declination −56° 16′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).
Catalog context
HIP 117521. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117521, HD 223482, Gaia DR3 6496744317080032256. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6496744317080032256
- HIP
- 117521
- HD
- 223482
- gaia_dr3
- 6496744317080032256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6496744317080032256
- HD 223482
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.58