How to see it
HIP 85294 has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85294: right ascension 17h 25m 45s, declination +27° 18′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85294. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85294, HD 158038, Gaia DR3 4574156834713113600. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4574156834713113600
- HIP
- 85294
- HD
- 158038
- gaia_dr3
- 4574156834713113600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4574156834713113600
- HD 158038
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.22