How to see it
HIP 85987 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85987: right ascension 17h 34m 27s, declination +16° 30′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85987, HD 159503, Gaia DR3 4549907694176363520. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4549907694176363520
- HIP
- 85987
- HD
- 159503
- gaia_dr3
- 4549907694176363520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4549907694176363520
- HD 159503
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54