How to see it
HIP 86939 has a visual magnitude of about 6.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86939: right ascension 17h 45m 54s, declination +38° 52′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 86939. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86939, HD 161815, Gaia DR3 1342887053413018752. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1342887053413018752
- HIP
- 86939
- HD
- 161815
- gaia_dr3
- 1342887053413018752
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.26