Its story

HIP 117489 has a visual magnitude of about 9.12: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117489: right ascension 23h 49m 26s, declination −20° 26′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).

HIP 117489. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117489, HD 223417, Gaia DR3 2389592745477489152. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.