How to see it
HIP 117796 has a visual magnitude of about 9.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117796: right ascension 23h 53m 21s, declination −25° 41′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 117796. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117796, HD 223885, Gaia DR3 2337953151087316992. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2337953151087316992
- HIP
- 117796
- HD
- 223885
- gaia_dr3
- 2337953151087316992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2337953151087316992
- HD 223885
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.73