How to see it
HIP 85560 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85560: right ascension 17h 29m 7s, declination +50° 5′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 85560. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85560, HD 158869, Gaia DR3 1366714054501427200. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1366714054501427200
- HIP
- 85560
- HD
- 158869
- gaia_dr3
- 1366714054501427200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1366714054501427200
- HD 158869
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89