How to see it
HIP 86501 has a visual magnitude of about 6.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86501: right ascension 17h 40m 38s, declination +43° 28′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 86501. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86501, HD 160950, Gaia DR3 1349169353615643904. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1349169353615643904
- HIP
- 86501
- HD
- 160950
- gaia_dr3
- 1349169353615643904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1349169353615643904
- HD 160950
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.01