Its story

HIP 116840 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116840: right ascension 23h 40m 59s, declination +71° 50′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).

HIP 116840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116840, HD 222527, Gaia DR3 2227702371394873856. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.