When is the best time to observe HIP 114187?

HIP 114187 is best observed from August through October, with peak visibility during September when it transits around midnight in the Northern Hemisphere.

Where is HIP 114187 located in the sky?

HIP 114187 lies in the constellation Pegasus at right ascension 23h 07m and declination +32° 50′.

What telescope do I need to split HIP 114187?

Splitting HIP 114187 requires an aperture of roughly 80 mm or larger — the components are separated by about 8.3″ at magnitudes near 6.0. Larger apertures and steady seeing help resolve the pair cleanly.

HIP 114187 — Double Star in Pegasus

Magnitude 6.0^m DoubleStar Pegasus (Peg) Visible

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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.02

Spectral Type A4Vn

Star Color White (B-V 0.12)

Distance 297 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 23h 07m 27.7s

Dec +32° 49' 33.0"

Constellation Pegasus (Peg)

HR 8798

HIP 114187

HD 218395

SAO 73010

Double Cat 16519

SIMBAD

3How easy to split?

Primary 6.0 mag Companion 7.5 mag Separation 8.3″

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Telescope	Bortle 3	Bortle 4	Bortle 5
80 mm refractor 80mm refr.	Easy	Easy	Easy
150 mm Newton 150mm Newt.	Easy	Easy	Easy
Celestron C8 (203 mm SCT) C8 203mm	Easy	Easy	Easy

Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

5Multiple Star System

Separation 8.3″

Companion Mag 7.5

Position Angle 145°

Star Colors A: White B: Yellow-white

Discoverer STF2978

Notes

Binary.

Separation over time

Measured 1823 → 2024 (201 y)

Separation drift 8.7" → 8.3" (-0.40")

Rate -0.0020" / y

PA drift 148° → 145° (-3°, -0.015°/y)

Essentially fixed on human timescales — the same view your grandchildren will see.

Measured from the WDS observational archive. No orbital solution has been derived — most likely the period is too long to fit an orbit to the available measurement arc.