How to see it
HIP 85688 has a visual magnitude of about 6.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85688: right ascension 17h 30m 40s, declination +38° 52′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85688. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85688, HD 159026, Gaia DR3 1343545351639730432. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1343545351639730432
- HIP
- 85688
- HD
- 159026
- gaia_dr3
- 1343545351639730432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1343545351639730432
- HD 159026
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.31