How to see it
HIP 86459 has a visual magnitude of about 7.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86459: right ascension 17h 39m 57s, declination +56° 52′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 86459. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86459, HD 161053, Gaia DR3 1421431319377595136. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1421431319377595136
- HIP
- 86459
- HD
- 161053
- gaia_dr3
- 1421431319377595136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1421431319377595136
- HD 161053
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.01