How to see it
HIP 86499 has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86499: right ascension 17h 40m 36s, declination +57° 18′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 86499. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86499, HD 161162, Gaia DR3 1422205822239632256. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1422205822239632256
- HIP
- 86499
- HD
- 161162
- gaia_dr3
- 1422205822239632256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56