How to see it
HIP 85781 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85781: right ascension 17h 31m 43s, declination +30° 19′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85781. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85781, HD 159118, Gaia DR3 4599180727226159872. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4599180727226159872
- HIP
- 85781
- HD
- 159118
- gaia_dr3
- 4599180727226159872
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65