How to see it
HIP 84972 has a visual magnitude of about 6.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84972: right ascension 17h 22m 1s, declination +21° 9′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 84972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84972, HD 157375, Gaia DR3 4567249810047581312. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4567249810047581312
- HIP
- 84972
- HD
- 157375
- gaia_dr3
- 4567249810047581312
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.66