How to see it
HIP 116980 has a visual magnitude of about 9.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116980: right ascension 23h 42m 51s, declination −31° 14′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 116980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116980, Gaia DR3 2327239746009058816. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2327239746009058816
- HIP
- 116980
- gaia_dr3
- 2327239746009058816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2327239746009058816
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.93