Its story

HIP 113978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 113978: right ascension 23h 4m 59s, declination +5° 11′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquarius constellation (IAU figure Aqr).

HIP 113978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 113978, HD 218057, Gaia DR3 2663356361810693120. In the SkyKeepsake Aquarius (Aqr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.