How to see it
HIP 85838 has a visual magnitude of about 6.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85838: right ascension 17h 32m 24s, declination +14° 23′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85838. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85838, HD 159119, Gaia DR3 4542673075166354432. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4542673075166354432
- HIP
- 85838
- HD
- 159119
- gaia_dr3
- 4542673075166354432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4542673075166354432
- HD 159119
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.45