How to see it
HIP 86422 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86422: right ascension 17h 39m 30s, declination +44° 0′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 86422. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86422, HD 160740, Gaia DR3 1349995018128602880. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1349995018128602880
- HIP
- 86422
- HD
- 160740
- gaia_dr3
- 1349995018128602880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1349995018128602880
- HD 160740
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87