How to see it
HIP 85744 has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85744: right ascension 17h 31m 19s, declination +19° 31′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85744. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85744, HD 158955, Gaia DR3 4554034779790671872. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4554034779790671872
- HIP
- 85744
- HD
- 158955
- gaia_dr3
- 4554034779790671872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4554034779790671872
- HD 158955
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12