How to see it
HIP 85149 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85149: right ascension 17h 24m 2s, declination +38° 34′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85149. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85149, HD 157853, Gaia DR3 1340578663109328256. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1340578663109328256
- HIP
- 85149
- HD
- 157853
- gaia_dr3
- 1340578663109328256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91