How to see it
HIP 85160 has a visual magnitude of about 6.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85160: right ascension 17h 24m 11s, declination +36° 55′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85160. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85160, HD 157879, Gaia DR3 1337304695438982912. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1337304695438982912
- HIP
- 85160
- HD
- 157879
- gaia_dr3
- 1337304695438982912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1337304695438982912
- HD 157879
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.95