How to see it
HIP 85978 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85978: right ascension 17h 34m 22s, declination +29° 45′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85978, HD 159608, Gaia DR3 4598909731969805312. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4598909731969805312
- HIP
- 85978
- HD
- 159608
- gaia_dr3
- 4598909731969805312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4598909731969805312
- HD 159608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85