How to see it
HIP 84259 has a visual magnitude of about 6.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84259: right ascension 17h 13m 27s, declination +38° 59′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 84259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84259, HD 156012, Gaia DR3 1341157246743657600. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1341157246743657600
- HIP
- 84259
- HD
- 156012
- gaia_dr3
- 1341157246743657600
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.64