How to see it
HIP 85687 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85687: right ascension 17h 30m 40s, declination +24° 2′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85687. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85687, HD 158872, Gaia DR3 4569562186078602624. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4569562186078602624
- HIP
- 85687
- HD
- 158872
- gaia_dr3
- 4569562186078602624
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92