How to see it
HIP 86179 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86179: right ascension 17h 36m 37s, declination +13° 48′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 86179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86179, HD 159908, Gaia DR3 4494532474671242752. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4494532474671242752
- HIP
- 86179
- HD
- 159908
- gaia_dr3
- 4494532474671242752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4494532474671242752
- HD 159908
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83