How to see it
HIP 85268 has a visual magnitude of about 6.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85268: right ascension 17h 25m 24s, declination +52° 47′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 85268. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85268, HD 158259, Gaia DR3 1416050859226670848. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1416050859226670848
- HIP
- 85268
- HD
- 158259
- gaia_dr3
- 1416050859226670848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1416050859226670848
- HD 158259
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.32