How to see it
HIP 86791 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86791: right ascension 17h 44m 4s, declination +45° 2′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 86791. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86791, HD 161569, Gaia DR3 1350180148397982336. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1350180148397982336
- HIP
- 86791
- HD
- 161569
- gaia_dr3
- 1350180148397982336
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74