Its story

HIP 117240 has a visual magnitude of about 10.43: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117240: right ascension 23h 46m 22s, declination −53° 16′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).

HIP 117240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117240, HD 223041, Gaia DR3 6497552217608368128. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.