How to see it
HIP 85799 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85799: right ascension 17h 31m 54s, declination +16° 49′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85799. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85799, HD 159063, Gaia DR3 4549900100674763264. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4549900100674763264
- HIP
- 85799
- HD
- 159063
- gaia_dr3
- 4549900100674763264
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4549900100674763264
- HD 159063
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88