How to see it
HIP 85892 has a visual magnitude of about 6.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85892: right ascension 17h 33m 9s, declination +16° 46′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85892. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85892, HD 159267, Gaia DR3 4549974626946811008. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4549974626946811008
- HIP
- 85892
- HD
- 159267
- gaia_dr3
- 4549974626946811008
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.49