How to see it
HIP 86172 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86172: right ascension 17h 36m 33s, declination +13° 15′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 86172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86172, HD 159889, Gaia DR3 4494360263663398272. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4494360263663398272
- HIP
- 86172
- HD
- 159889
- gaia_dr3
- 4494360263663398272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68