How to see it
HIP 85964 has a visual magnitude of about 7.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85964: right ascension 17h 34m 9s, declination +60° 5′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 85964. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85964, HD 160078, Gaia DR3 1435686899947703552. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1435686899947703552
- HIP
- 85964
- HD
- 160078
- gaia_dr3
- 1435686899947703552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1435686899947703552
- HD 160078
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.16